ban·di·coot (b n d -k t )n. 1. Any of several large rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia. 2. Any of several ratlike marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, that feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and elongated hind legs. [Telugu bantikokku : banti, ball + kokku, long beak.] |
bandicoot [ˈbændɪˌkuːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
bandicoot rat Also called mole rat any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and
[from Telugu pandikokku, from pandi pig + kokku bandicoot]
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| Noun | 1. |  bandicoot - any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorousmarsupial, pouched mammal - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried family Peramelidae, Peramelidae - bandicoots bilby, Macrotis lagotis, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit-eared bandicoot - bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit |
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