Badg·er, 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.
 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
 Badger dog. Zool. See Dachshund.
 Dachs·hund n.  Zool. One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.
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 badger dog
      n : small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a
          short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for
          following game into burrows [syn: dachshund, dachsie]