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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Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.

Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby rabbit-eared bandicoot

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
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