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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesアナグマ
Native Script:穴熊
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anaguma
"アナグマは夜行性で地中に巣穴を掘ります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sturdy, nocturnal burrowing mammal of the weasel family, having greyish fur and typically a striped head.
"We spotted a badger foraging for insects near the edge of the woods at dusk."
- 1
To repeatedly and persistently ask someone to do something; to pester or nag.
"The children continued to badger their parents for a puppy until they finally relented."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 16th century, the noun derives from 'badge' (referring to the white mark on the animal's head) combined with the agent suffix '-er'. The verb sense developed in the 18th century from the earlier meaning of a grain dealer who haggled, later generalizing to persistent annoyance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Badger" is said worldwide
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blaireau
Transliteration: blɛʁo
"Un blaireau est sorti de son terrier pendant la nuit."
Dachs
Transliteration: daks
"Der Dachs baut komplexe unterirdische Bauwerke."
tasso
Transliteration: tasso
"Il tasso europeo è un animale notturno."
tejón
Transliteration: teˈxon
"El tejón europeo vive en madrigueras llamadas setos."
texugo
Transliteration: teˈʃuɡu
"O texugo é um mamífero robusto que cava tocas."
बिज्जू
Transliteration: bizzu
"बिज्जू जमीन के नीचे बिल बनाकर रहता है।"
獾
Transliteration: huān
"獾是一种穴居的夜行性哺乳动物。"
오소리
Transliteration: osori
"오소리는 굴을 파고 사는 야행성 동물입니다."
アナグマ
Transliteration: anaguma
Script: 穴熊
"アナグマは夜行性で地中に巣穴を掘ります。"
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