bandicoot
pronunciation
How to pronounce bandicoot in British English:
UK [ˈbændɪku:t]
How to pronounce bandicoot in American English:
US [ˈbændɪˌkut]
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- Noun:
- any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
Word Origin
- bandicoot (n.)
- 1789, from Telugu pandi-kokku, literally "pig-rat." Properly a large and destructive Indian rat; applied from 1827 to a type of insectivorous Australian marsupial somewhat resembling it.
Example
- 1. Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit .
- 2. Dongguan bandicoot leatherware co , ltd guangzhou branch .
- 3. Selection of the finest cow leather , anti-counterfeiting of bandicoot inner liner , simple fashion design , a new manifestation of modern life style of leisure .
- 4. Hua falin sends calcify of the film in bandicoot blood vessel and arterial systole to press elevatory relation to consider .
- 5. Barrow island off australia 's north-west coast is a nesting site for flatback turtles and a sanctuary for other bright and beautiful creatures , such as the spectacled hare-wallaby and the golden bandicoot .