bandy-bandy

American

[ban-dee-ban-dee] / ˈbæn diˌbæn di /

noun

a small venomous snake, Vermicella annulata, inhabiting New South Wales, marked with black and white bands.

bandy-bandy British

/ ˈbændɪˈbændɪ /

noun

a small Australian elapid snake, Vermicella annulata , ringed with black and yellow

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noun

bandy-bandies

plural

Etymology

Origin of bandy-bandy

First recorded in 1925–30; from Kattang (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Port Stephens and Port Macquarie, New South Wales) bandi-bandi

Example Sentences

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Sure enough, an iguana, about three feet in length, was scurrying up the rough, ridgy bark of the honeysuckle with a "bandy-bandy" in his jaws.

From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis

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