rabbit-eared bandicoot
[ rab-it-eerd ]
/ ˈræb ɪtˌɪərd /
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.
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Nearby words
rabbit food, rabbit punch, rabbit warren, rabbit's foot, rabbit's-foot fern, rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit-foot clover, rabbit-killer, rabbit-proof fence, rabbitbrush, rabbiter
Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot
First recorded in 1825–35
Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.
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