- rat bandicoot
- noun
: any of numerous small ratlike bandicoots that are related to the rabbit bandicoots but have shorter ears and hindlegs
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bandicoot — 1789, from Telegu pandi kokku, lit. pig rat. Properly a large and destructive Indian rat; applied from 1827 to a type of insectivorous Australian marsupial somewhat resembling it … Etymology dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bandicoot — ● bandicoot nom masculin (mot anglais, du telugu pandi koku, cochon rat) Nom commun à plusieurs mammifères marsupiaux. (Famille des péramélidés.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
bandicoot — ► NOUN ▪ a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea. ORIGIN from an Indian language, meaning pig rat … English terms dictionary
bandicoot — [ban′di ko͞ot΄] n. [< Telugu pandikokku, lit., pig rat] 1. a member of either genus (Bandicota and Nesokia, family Muridae) of large rats, found esp. in India and Sri Lanka, that destroy grain and root crops 2. any of an order (Peramelina) of… … English World dictionary
bandicoot rat — ▪ rodent any of five Asiatic species of rodents (rodent) closely associated with human populations. The greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) is the largest, weighing 0.5 to 1 kg (1.1 to 2.2 pounds). The shaggy, blackish brown body is 19 to… … Universalium
bandicoot — /ˈbændikut / (say bandeekooht) noun 1. any of various small, omnivorous, somewhat rat like Australian and New Guinean marsupials of the families Paramelidae and Peroryctidea. 2. any of the very large rats of the genus Bandicota, of India and Sri… …
rat bandicot du Bengale — bengalinė bandikota statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bandicota bengalensis angl. Bengali bandicoot rat; black bandicoot rat; Indian mole rat; lesser bandicoot; lesser bandicoot rat; sind rice rat vok.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Bandicoot — Taxobox name = BandicootsMSW3 Groves] image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Marsupialia ordo = Peramelemorphia (in part) subdivision ranks = Families and Genera subdivision = †Chaeropodidae *†… … Wikipedia
bandicoot rat — indinė bandikota statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bandicota indica angl. bandicoot rat; greater bandicoot rat; large bandicoot rat vok. Bandikutratte rus. индийская бандикота pranc. rat pipistrelle… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
