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Unknown - Red Panda and Greater Hog Badger, mid 19th French century animal engraving For Sale at 1stDibs
RSPCA Cymru - Did you know...... The English name "badger" is thought to come from the French word 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger'. In Welsh however, badgers are called 'moch daear' meaning 'earth pig'.
![WildlifeTrustSWWales 🦡🐬 on Twitter: "Fun Fact Friday.. Badgers are said to get their name from the French word 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger' ©Elliott Neep https://t.co/L4oS7OCWyw" / Twitter WildlifeTrustSWWales 🦡🐬 on Twitter: "Fun Fact Friday.. Badgers are said to get their name from the French word 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger' ©Elliott Neep https://t.co/L4oS7OCWyw" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cn9OuOUXgAAFDI2.jpg:large)
WildlifeTrustSWWales 🦡🐬 on Twitter: "Fun Fact Friday.. Badgers are said to get their name from the French word 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger' ©Elliott Neep https://t.co/L4oS7OCWyw" / Twitter
![Badger (Meles meles) cub, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? The word Badger derives from the French 'Becheur', meaning digger Stock Photo - Alamy Badger (Meles meles) cub, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? The word Badger derives from the French 'Becheur', meaning digger Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EG61TF/badger-meles-meles-cub-dorset-england-uk-july-did-you-know-the-word-EG61TF.jpg)
Badger (Meles meles) cub, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? The word Badger derives from the French 'Becheur', meaning digger Stock Photo - Alamy
![Woodland Trust🌳 on Twitter: "We're looking forward to seeing the #badgers in the next episode of #Winterwatch! #DidYouKnow the name badger is thought to have derived from the French 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger'? Woodland Trust🌳 on Twitter: "We're looking forward to seeing the #badgers in the next episode of #Winterwatch! #DidYouKnow the name badger is thought to have derived from the French 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger'?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyMOdEPWwAEgjna.jpg)
Woodland Trust🌳 on Twitter: "We're looking forward to seeing the #badgers in the next episode of #Winterwatch! #DidYouKnow the name badger is thought to have derived from the French 'bêcheur' meaning 'digger'?
![Badger or Le Blaireau, drawn in 1700s for French naturalist, Comte de Buffon Drawing by Terence Kerr - Pixels Badger or Le Blaireau, drawn in 1700s for French naturalist, Comte de Buffon Drawing by Terence Kerr - Pixels](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/badger-1780-terence-kerr.jpg)
Badger or Le Blaireau, drawn in 1700s for French naturalist, Comte de Buffon Drawing by Terence Kerr - Pixels
National Geographic Kids UK - Tag a friend who'll love this pic! • The name badger comes from the French word 'bêcheur', which means 'digger'! • Badgers burrow into earth to create
![Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and grison or South American glutton, Galictis cuja. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and grison or South American glutton, Galictis cuja. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P55X92/honey-badger-mellivora-capensis-and-grison-or-south-american-glutton-galictis-cuja-handcoloured-copperplate-stipple-engraving-from-frederic-cuviers-dictionary-of-natural-science-mammals-paris-france-1816-illustration-by-j-g-pretre-engraved-by-madame-massard-directed-by-pierre-jean-francois-turpin-and-published-by-fg-levrault-jean-gabriel-pretre-17801845-was-painter-of-natural-history-at-empress-josephines-zoo-and-later-became-artist-to-the-museum-of-natural-history-turpin-1775-1840-is-considered-one-of-the-greatest-french-botanical-illustrators-of-the-19th-century-P55X92.jpg)