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Definition of: ratel
(rā′təl, rä′-) noun
A nocturnal carnivore (genus Mellivora) resembling the badger, ashy–gray above and black below, of South and West Africa and India. [<Afrikaans rateldas <Du. raat honeycomb + das badger]
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