bilby

or bil·bi

[bil-bee]

noun, plural bil·bies.

rabbit-eared bandicoot.

Origin of bilby

1900–05; < Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal language of N New South Wales) bilbi

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Historical Examples of bilby

“You send for them two Injuns—that is who our business is with,” put in Bilby.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Alice B. Emerson
What would the newcomers—Bilby, perhaps—do to Copley and to her?
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Alice B. Emerson
Just how much did Bilby and his companions care for the law?
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Alice B. Emerson
The boatman and Bilby were opposite the doorway of the tunnel.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Alice B. Emerson
If the Indian girl had not gone with Bilby, where had she gone?
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for bilby

bilby

noun plural -bies

a burrowing marsupial of the genus Macrotis of Australia having long pointed ears and grey furAlso called: rabbit bandicoot, dalgyte

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