Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferret-badger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ret-bad-ger
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Chinese ferret-badger Formosan ferret-badger

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What does ferret-badger mean?
Any of the small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.

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