hog badger
- noun
- Indian
:
tejón de hocico de cerdo
- Unlike other badgers, the hog badger has a long snout similar to a pig's nose.
Examples
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The hog badger is often spotted in the forests of Southeast Asia.
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Researchers are studying how the hog badger uses its unique snout to forage for food.
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The hog badger is known for its unique snout.
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Have you ever seen a hog badger in the wild?
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Researchers are studying how the hog badger uses its unique snout to forage for food.
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The hog badger is often spotted in the forests of Southeast Asia.
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Unlike other badgers, the hog badger has a long snout similar to a pig's nose.
Synonyms
A badger from Southeast Asia that uses a pig-like nose to dig
A badger from Southeast Asia with a pig-like snout
An animal like a badger that lives in parts of Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a Southeast Asian badger with a snout resembling that of a pig' is directly and predictably built from 'hog' (pig) + 'badger' (the animal), so the compound simply names a badger with hog-like features. This kind of descriptive animal compound is cross-linguistically common and would be readily inferred by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The name hog badger comes from the animal's look: people thought its long 'snout' looked like a hog, so they joined hog and badger to name it. That's why the name means a Southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig.
