badger

badger

1. any of various stocky omnivorous musteline mammals of the subfamily Melinae, such as Meles meles (Eurasian badger), occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America: order Carnivora (carnivores). They are typically large burrowing animals, with strong claws and a thick coat striped black and white on the head

2. honey badger another name for ratel

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badger

[′baj·ər]

(design engineering)

badger plane

(engineering)

A tool used inside a pipe or culvert to remove any excess mortar or deposits.

(vertebrate zoology)

Any of eight species of carnivorous mammals in six genera comprising the subfamily Melinae of the weasel family (Mustelidae).

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badger

backwater valve: installation

backwater valve

1. A tool used inside a pipe or culvert to remove excess mortar or deposits.

2. A badger plane.

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