rabbit-eared bandicoot
[ rab-it-eerd ]
/ ˈræb ɪtˌɪərd /
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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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Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.
Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby rabbit-eared bandicoot
rabbinism, Rabbinite, rabbit, rabbit ball, rabbitbrush, rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit ears, rabbiter, rabbit eye, rabbit fever, rabbitfish
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