ˈrād. ə l, ˈräd.- noun
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Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, rattle, from Middle Dutch ratele, ratel; from its cry — more at rattle
: any of several powerful nocturnal carnivorous mammals of the genus Mellivora resembling the badger and having the pelt ashy gray above and black beneath (as the southern African M. capensis and the Indian M. indica )