badger
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈbædʒər/
:
tejón
- "The tunnel back by that monster's corpse was widened by something with claws, like a badger," Kaverin explained.
Jumping mice, coyotes, Badgers coming alive at the nuclear plant.
- Jumping mice, coyotes, Badgers coming alive at the nuclear plant.
- And what I found that it was was a badger.
- I don't think there is a human being who's been a better exemplar of what a honey badger is.
- If those two animals can get along, maybe we as Americans, despite our differences, can also have a badger as a friend.
- He's got a full on badger down his back, Otter down his back, and Badgers on the front.
- The story about that he told me on the podcast about him trying staying all night, trying to catch a honey badger.
- She's all kinds of things, like even a badger, even a deer, birds, field mice, all of it.
- But off the top of that lookout, off the top of that brown lookout, you got that little badger tuft.
Examples
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And I do think we should begin, if we can, to phase out badger culling in this country.
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Now she came to sit with the badger, holding a clump of his fur in one small paw.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now they ran up to the badger, who was already inside the hole.
Fiction book (1999) -
This is my friend the badger.
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His interest was finally sparked by the badger at the rabbit hole.
Fiction book (2001) -
Just now, though, her head was reeling from Brokefang's news and the badger's arrival.
Fiction book (1994) -
The badger dug a deep burrow in the forest to create its home.
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While hiking, we spotted a badger wandering through the underbrush.
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Wildlife experts often study the badger to learn more about its behavior and habitats.
Synonyms
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9.9
A mammal with black and white fur that digs holes
Idioms
Compounds
- Indian
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7.6
A strong, fierce mammal from Africa and southern Asia that hunts at night and breaks into beehives
- Archaic
A small dog with a long body and short legs that people bred to follow animals into holes
- US
A large skunk with a bare nose and white back and tail found in southwestern North America and Mexico
A medium-sized animal with black and white face stripes that lives in underground holes in Europe and Asia
- Philippine
A small animal with a pig-like snout that lives in sandy places and digs for insects
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Etymology
Badger for the animal probably comes from an old form like bageard, and people may have linked it to badge because of the animal's clear black-and-white 'badge' on its face, so you can remember the animal by its 'badge-like' face.