| 释义 |
▪ I. † meline, a.1 Obs. rare—1.
[ad. L. mēlinus, a. Gr. µήλινος, f. µῆλον apple, quince.]
Quince-yellow.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. cxci. (1495) 730 Of vyolets is thre manere of kynde: purpure whyte and melyne, that is a manere whyte colour that comyth out of the ylonde Melos.
▪ II. meline, a.2|ˈmiːlaɪn|
[ad. L. mēlīnus, f. mēlēs ‘marten or badger’ (L. & Sh.), in mod. zoological Latin the generic name of the badger: see -ine.]
Of or pertaining to the genus Meles; badger-like.
1891Flower & Lydekker Mammals 567 Divided..into the Otter-like (Lutrine), Badger-like (Meline), and Weasel-like (Musteline) forms. |