bandicoot
[ ban-di-koot ]
/ ˈbæn dɪˌkut /
noun
any of several large East Indian rats of the genus Nesokia.
any of several insectivorous and herbivorous marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and New Guinea: some are endangered.
Origin of bandicoot
First recorded in 1780–90,
bandicoot is from the Telugu word
pandi-kokku pig-rat
Words nearby bandicoot
banderole,
bandersnatch,
bandfile,
bandgap,
bandh,
bandicoot,
bandido,
bandinelli,
banding,
bandit,
bandito
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British Dictionary definitions for bandicoot
bandicoot
/ (ˈbændɪˌkuːt) /
noun
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
bandicoot rat or mole rat
any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia, of S and SE Asia: family Muridae
Word Origin for bandicoot
C18: from Telugu
pandikokku, from
pandi pig +
kokku bandicoot