animal vs badger

animal

noun
  • A person of a particular type. 

  • Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human. 

  • A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person. 

  • Any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.). 

  • A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). 

  • Matter, thing. 

adj
  • Of or relating to animals. 

  • Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation. 

  • Raw, base, unhindered by social codes. 

  • Excellent 

badger

noun
  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. 

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

verb
  • To pester; to annoy persistently; to press. 

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