Blaireau

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Ein kleines, einzelgängerisches und nachtaktives Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Insektenfresser. , 🇪🇸 un pequeño mamífero solitario y nocturno del orden de los insectívoros , 🇮🇹 un piccolo mammifero solitario e notturno, dell'ordine degli Insectivora , 🇵🇹 um pequeno mamífero solitário e noturno, da ordem dos insetívoros. , 🇨🇳 一种小型、独居且夜行的食虫目哺乳动物。 , 🇯🇵 小型で単独行動し、夜行性の哺乳類で、食虫目に属する。 , 🇰🇷 작고 혼자 사는 야행성 포유류이며, 식충류에 속한다. , 🇸🇦 حيوان ثديي صغير وحيد ليلي، ينتمي إلى رتبة المقشرات. , 🇮🇳 एक छोटा, एकाकी और निशाचर स्तनधारी, कीटभक्षी क्रम का.

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Etymology

**Etymology:** *Blaireau* is the modern French form of an older noun *blaire* (12th c.) meaning “badger.” It comes from a Germanic source, the Proto‑Germanic root *balg‑/ *balgaz* “badger” (cf. German *Balger*, Swedish *bälgr*), which itself is related to the PIE root *bʰel‑ “to bite, to bark,” reflecting the animal’s vocalizations. The suffix *‑eau* was later added in Middle French to create the contemporary noun.

Synonyms

soric soricidé mammifère insectivore petit mammifère nocturne insectivore solitaire mammifère nocturne mammifère solitaire animal insectivore

Antonyms

animal domestique animal diurne animal social herbivore animal de grande taille