Ratel

[reitәl]

(noun.) nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.

Edited by Lizzie--From WordNet

(n.) Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.

Typist: Stephanie

n. a genus of quadrupeds of the bear family nearly allied to the gluttons and very like the badgers.

Editor: Stephen