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bandicoot |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) a A species of very large rat ({Mus giganteus}), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. b A ratlike marsupial animal (genus {Perameles}) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bandicoot n : any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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