Taxidea taxus
- 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}.
[1913 Webster]
2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. [1913 Webster]
{Badger dog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dachshund}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Look at other dictionaries:
Taxidea taxus — Tejón norteamericano … Wikipedia Español
Taxidea taxus — Silberdachs Silberdachs (Taxidea taxus) Systematik Ordnung: Raubtiere (Carnivora) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Taxidea taxus — Blaireau américain Pour les articles homonymes, voir Blaireau (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Taxidea taxus — amerikinis barsukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Taxidea taxus angl. American badger vok. amerikanischer Dachs; Silberdachs rus. американский барсук pranc. blaireau d’Amérique; blaireau nord… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Taxidea taxus — noun a variety of badger native to America • Syn: ↑American badger • Hypernyms: ↑badger • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxidea, ↑genus Taxidea … Useful english dictionary
Taxidea — Silberdachs Silberdachs (Taxidea taxus) Systematik Ordnung: Raubtiere (Carnivora) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Taxidea — Blaireau américain Pour les articles homonymes, voir Blaireau (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Taxidea — noun in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae • Syn: ↑genus Taxidea • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Taxidea Americana — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taxidea Labradorica — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
