BANDICOOT


Meaning of BANDICOOT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ban-di- ˌ küt

Function: noun

Etymology: Telugu pandikokku

Date: 1813

1 : any of several very large rats (genera Bandicota and Nesokia ) of southern Asia destructive to crops

2 : any of various small chiefly insectivorous and herbivorous marsupial mammals (family Peramelidae or family Peroryctidae) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea

bandicoot 2

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