badger
/ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/
UK: /ˈbæd͡ʒə/
badger
English
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Definition
Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.
Etymology
From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.
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