cete
9.9
A group of badgers mentioned in old or poetic language
- noun
- /ˈsiːti/
- Archaic
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cete
- Naturalists once referred to a group of badgers as a cete in their writings.
Examples
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Naturalists once referred to a group of badgers as a cete in their writings.
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I spotted a cete of badgers in the woods.
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At dusk, a cete of badgers emerged from the hedgerow and trotted across the field.
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The old poem described a cete gathering beneath the moonlit trees.
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The cete emerged from their burrow at dusk.
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At dusk, a cete of badgers emerged from the hedgerow and trotted across the field.
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The old poem described a cete gathering beneath the moonlit trees.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cete was once used to name a small group of badgers. A helpful way to remember this is to picture a secret little meeting of badgers at night, because the old word meant a tight 'group', which is why writers used cete for a band of badgers.
