rabbit-eared bandicoot
[ rab-it-eerd ]
noun
any of several bandicoots of the genus Macrotis, especially M. lagotis, of the Australian region, having leathery, rabbitlike ears and a long, pointed snout: an endangered species.
Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot
1First recorded in 1825–35
- Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.
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