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numbat
[ nuhm-bat ]
/ ˈnʌm bæt /
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Origin of numbat
First recorded in 1920–25, numbat is from the Nyungar word numbat
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How to use numbat in a sentence
This is where the genome of the thylacine’s closest living cousin—the numbat—can help.
How the Newly Decoded Numbat Genome Could Help Bring the Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction|Parwinder Kaur|February 20, 2022|Singularity HubÂThe striped, termite-eating numbat is Western Australia’s faunal emblem, and now lives only in small pockets of that state, although it once roamed throughout southern Australia.
How the Newly Decoded Numbat Genome Could Help Bring the Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction|Parwinder Kaur|February 20, 2022|Singularity HubÂ
British Dictionary definitions for numbat
numbat
/ (ˈnʌmˌbæt) /
noun
a small Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, having a long snout and tongue and strong claws for hunting and feeding on termites: family DasyuridaeAlso called: banded anteater
Word Origin for numbat
C20: from a native Australian language
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