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Eurasian badger

Eurasian badger

5.5
A medium-sized animal with black and white face stripes that lives in underground holes in Europe and Asia
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : tejón euroasiático
  • The Eurasian badger is known for its distinctive black and white facial stripes.

Examples

  • Researchers observed a family of Eurasian badgers burrowing near the forest edge.

  • Farmers sometimes try to protect crops from Eurasian badger activity in rural Europe.

  • I saw an Eurasian badger in the forest last weekend.

  • The Eurasian badger is known for its distinctive markings.

  • Researchers observed a family of Eurasian badgers burrowing near the forest edge.

  • The Eurasian badger is known for its distinctive black and white facial stripes.

  • Farmers sometimes try to protect crops from Eurasian badger activity in rural Europe.

Synonyms

badger
vsEurasian badger
33 1.4

A strong animal that lives in holes and has black and white face stripes

refers specifically to the species found in Europe and Asia
brock
vsEurasian badger
  • Archaic
18 9.9

A mammal with black and white fur that digs holes

uses the modern neutral name rather than archaic or regional language
Meles meles
vsEurasian badger
  • Specialized
9.9

A European badger with black and white face stripes that lives in woods

is the common descriptive name rather than a scientific label

Surface Forms

Eurasian badger singular
Eurasian badgers plural

Morphology

Eurasian + badger

The meaning 'a badger native to Europe and Asia' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Eurasian' (of Europe and Asia) + 'badger' (the animal). This adjective + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Eurasian badger is a simple name: Eurasian shows it comes from 'Europe and Asia' and badger is the black-and-white animal that digs burrows. That's why Eurasian badger means the badger species with a striped face that lives in burrows across those regions.