meles vulgaris

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meles vulgaris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
     reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]
     1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an
        allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
        legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles  meles
         or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits
        the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea  taxus
         or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica)
        inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
        Teledu.
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     2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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     Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund.
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