bandicoot

(bandi ko̵̅o̅t′)

noun

  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 ratlike marsupials of Australia and nearby islands, which feed on insects and plants

Origin: < Telugu pandikokku, lit., pig rat

See bandicoot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of several large rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
  2. Any of several ratlike marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, that feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and elongated hind legs.

Origin:

Origin: Telugu bantikokku

Origin: : banti, ball

Origin: + kokku, long beak

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