A collective noun for Badgers is a cete, with other collective nouns including a clan and a colony. The etymology of cete is uncertain. Dictionaries record the word from late Middle English (around 1400 to 1450) with an obscure origin, possibly a variant of Middle English cite meaning town, by analogy with the old link between borough and burrow. The term has long been used to describe a group of badgers living together in a sett, the network of underground tunnels and chambers they dig and share. Cete can refer either to the badgers occupying a single sett or to a wider group spread across several connected setts in the same area.
What Is a Group of Badgers Called? – Badgers Collective Nouns
