Ratel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ratel \Ra"tel\ (r[=a]"t[e^]l), n. [F.] (Zool.)
     Any carnivore of the genus {Mellivora}, allied to the weasels
     and the skunks; -- called also {honey badger}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape


           ratel ({Mellivora Capensis}) and the Indian ratel
           ({Mellivora Indica}) are the best known. The back is
           gray; the lower parts, face, and tail are black. They
           are fond of honey, and rob the nests of wild bees.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ratel
       n : nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa
           and southern Asia [syn: {honey badger}, {Mellivora
           capensis}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  RATEL
       
          Raytheon Automatic Test Equipment Language.  For analog and
          digital computer controlled test centres.  "Automatic Testing
          via a Distributed Intelligence Processing System", S.J. Ring,
          IEEE AUTOTESTCON 77 (Nov 1977).