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单词 honey ratel
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honey rateln.

Brit. /ˈhʌnɪ ˌreɪtl/, /ˈhʌnɪ ˌrɑːtl/, U.S. /ˈhəni ˌreɪdl/, /ˈhəni ˌrɑdl/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., ratel n.2
Etymology: < honey n. + ratel n.2 Compare earlier honey badger n. at honey n. and adj. Compounds 1b(b).
The honey badger or ratel, Mellivora capensis.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mellivora (honey badger)
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1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. ix. 273 The Honey-ratel..has a particular instinct enabling it to discover bees.
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiii. 463 Bee cuckows..indicating to the honey-ratel..the subterranean nests of certain bees.
1900 W. L. Sclater Mammals of S. Afr. I. 110 Vernacular Names: Ratel or Honey-Ratel of Colonists.
1967 BioScience 17 539/1 The honey ratel of Africa is just as interesting to him as the North American badger.
2003 B. Heinrich Winter World iv. 48 All are members of the Mustelidae, the remarkable family that includes..badgers (including the memorably named African honey ratel).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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