honey-ratel, noun
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- EnglishShow more English honey + ratel.
obs.
The ratel (sense 1), Mellivora capensis.
1816 Kirby & Spence Intro. to Entomology (1843) I. 238The honey-ratel..has a particular instinct enabling it to discover bees.
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God as Manifested in Creation of Animals II. 463Bee cuckows..indicating to the honey-ratel..the subterranean nests of certain bees.
The ratel (sense 1), Mellivora capensis.
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