Bandicoot

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  • noun. Any of several large rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of Asia and the Middle East, which inhabit cultivated lands and are destructive to crops.
  • noun. Any of several nocturnal marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, which feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and a pouch that opens toward the rear.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The Anglo-Indian name of the Mus giganteus of Hard-wicke, a large Indian rat, upward of 2 feet long including the tail, and weighing 2 or 3 pounds.
  • noun. The Anglo-Australian name of any marsupial animal of the family Peramelidæ. Also called bandicoot rat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.
  • noun. A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Small Australian marsupial, of the family Peramelidae with a distinctive long snout.
  • noun. Any of several ratlike marsupial of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
    • Word Usage
    "The English term bandicoot is a corruption of the Telinga name _pandikoku_, literally _pig-rat_.] _Porcupine_."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marsupial  pouched mammal  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bilby  macrotis lagotis  rabbit bandicoot  rabbit-eared bandicoot  
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    Rhea  ant-eater  bilby  blanketroll  cacti  
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