badger's

Striped digger's possession

Badger's is the possessive form of badger—the stocky, burrowing mammal with distinctive black-and-white facial markings.

It indicates something belonging to or associated with a badger: a badger's den, a badger's claws.

The possessive applies equally when badger means one who pesters: The reporter's badger's instinct drove the investigation.

anatomy

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Badger's underground home

  • burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
  • clawsAnimal gripping nails
  • snoutBeast's protruding face

stripe · fur · pelt · markings · teeth · paws · whiskers · tail · muzzle · hide

habitat

sett

Badger's underground home

countryside · hedgerow · pasture · forest · earth · underground · tunnel · chamber · entrance · territory

cultural

Hufflepuff

Wizard school's kindest house

heraldry · emblem · folklore · Beatrix Potter · totem · stubbornness · British wildlife · conservation · protected · cull

behavior

digging

Removing earth below

territorial · aggressive · hibernation · omnivorous · hunting · earthworms · defensive · hissing · scratching · solitary

Opposites
ecological niche/habitat behavior

badger'seagle's

Possessive of raptor

hawk's · bird's · squirrel's · bat's · owl's

predator-prey relationship

badger'srabbit's

Of a long-eared hopper

mouse's · hedgehog's · snake's · frog's · rat's

temperament/behavioral archetype

badger'slamb's

Young ovine's possessive

dove's · rabbit's · deer's · mouse's · sheep's

Phrases
Family

badger, badgers, badgering, badgered, honey badger

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G