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badger

/หˆbรฆdส’ษ™/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

a small wild animal with black and white stripes on its face that lives in holes in the ground

When to Use

๐Ÿ’ฌDaily Conversation๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing
Intermediate โ€” can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

โ€œWe saw a badger near the forest last night.โ€

โ€œBadgers are shy animals and usually come out at night.โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

Related Words

Word Family:
badgersbadgering

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