bilby

or bil·bi

[ bil-bee ]

/ ˈbɪl bi /

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noun, plural bil·bies.

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Origin of bilby

First recorded in 1900–05; from Yuwaalaraay (an Australian Aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) bilbi

Words nearby bilby

bilayer, Bilbao, bilberry, bilbo, bilboes, bilby, Bildad, Bildungsroman, bile, bile acid, bilection

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How to use bilby in a sentence

Widespread populations of these animals now threaten many small mammals on the continent, such as bilbies, quolls and potoroos.
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She had dashed into the bushes and to the spot where she had previously seen the roadster belonging to Horatio Bilby parked.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
She did so—for a little way at least; but she soon stopped to peer out and watch the man, Bilby.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
Mr. Bilby grew even redder in the face than nature seemed to have intended him to be.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson

In any event she was not willing to accept either Horatio Bilby or his declaration at face value.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
She had said so much that she had to explain fully about Bilby, while they sat and watched the speed boat disappear up the river.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for bilby

bilby

/ (ˈbɪlbɪ) /

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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