Mongoose vs. Badger

Mongoose vs. Badger — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mongoose and Badger

Mongoosenoun

Carnivores of the family Herpestidae and the similar Malagasy mongooses (Galidiinae), ranging in size from small rats to large cats, including the Indian mongoose famed as a predator of venomous snakes.

Badgernoun

Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

Mongoosenoun

agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

Badgernoun

A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

Badgernoun

(obsolete) A brush made of badger hair.

Badgernoun

A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.

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Badgernoun

(obsolete) An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.

Badgerverb

To pester, to annoy persistently.

He kept badgering her about her bad habits.

Badgerverb

To pass gas; to fart.

Badgernoun

sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

Badgerverb

annoy persistently;

The children teased the boy because of his stammer

Badgerverb

persuade through constant efforts

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