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, bile canaliculus
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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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