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ra·tel (rāt′'l, rät′-)

noun

a fierce badger (Mellivora capensis) of India and tropical Africa

Etymology: Afrik, short for rateldas < Du raat, honeycomb + das, badger; akin to Ger dachs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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