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rabbit-eared bandicoot

American  
[rab-it-eerd] / ˈræb ɪtˌɪərd /

noun

  1. 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.


Etymology

Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot

First recorded in 1825–35

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