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English → English (gcide) Definition: Meles vulgaris 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]