rabbit-eared bandicoot
[ rab-it-eerd ]
/ ˈræb ɪtˌɪərd /
noun
any of several bandicoots of the genus Macrotis, especially M. lagotis, of the Australian region, having leathery, rabbitlike ears and a long, pointed snout: an endangered species.
Also called
bilby,
rabbit bandicoot.
Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby rabbit-eared bandicoot
rabbit food,
rabbit punch,
rabbit warren,
rabbit's foot,
rabbit's-foot fern,
rabbit-eared bandicoot,
rabbit-foot clover,
rabbit-killer,
rabbit-proof fence,
rabbitbrush,
rabbiter