Bandicoot Definition
băndĭ-ko͝ot
noun
Any of several large rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of Asia and the Middle East, which inhabit cultivated lands and are destructive to crops.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
Any of several nocturnal marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, which feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and a pouch that opens toward the rear.
American Heritage
Any of an order (Peramelina) of ratlike marsupials of Australia and nearby islands, which feed on insects and plants.
Webster's New World
Small Australian marsupial, of the family Peramelidae with a distinctive long snout.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bandicoot
Noun
Singular:
bandicoot
Plural:
bandicootsOrigin of Bandicoot
Telugu bantikokku banti ball kokku long beak
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Telugu పందికొక్కు (pandi-kokku).
From Wiktionary
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