From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.
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2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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{Badger dog}. (Zool.) See {Dachshund}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart
fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach,
meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
1. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called
{brock}.
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2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species
({Coassus superciliaris}, {Coassus rufus}, and {Coassus
auritus}).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael.
broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.]
(Zool.)
A badger.
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Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B.
Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brock \Brock\, n. [See {Brocket}.] (Zool.)
A brocket. --Bailey.
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