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bandicoot
noun
- 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
- any of an order (Peramelina) of ratlike marsupials of Australia and nearby islands, which feed on insects and plants
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