Ferret-badger
noun
1.
any of several small omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.
noun
1.
any small badger of the genus Melogale, of SE Asia, resembling a ferret in appearance and smell
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