BILBY


Meaning of BILBY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbil-bē ]

noun

( plural bilbies )

Etymology: Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) bilbi

Date: 1888

: either of two burrowing nocturnal bandicoots ( Macrotis lagotis and M. leucura ) having a long tapered muzzle and large pointed ears — called also rabbit-eared bandicoot

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.