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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He eventually brings his wife and children over, and later he manages a hen and rabbit farm.
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He weighed only 185 pounds, but he had killer instincts and rabbit quickness and the stamina of a mule.
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Because when my rabbit died he was like, “Want a new rabbit?”
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Why he did that, instead of walking around on the shore, Jimmy Rabbit couldn't understand.
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"Farmer Green sometimes places scarecrows in the cornfield," Jimmy Rabbit remarked.
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She opened her mouth wide showing ten yellow teeth and squealed like a rabbit!
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I did think uh tryin' t' get off with their hosses, but I figured it wouldn't pay with that sharp-eared cuss on the watch.
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No wonder that Lussigny, when insulted at the tables, had sat like a tame rabbit and had sought him in the garden.
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