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banded
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bandicoot rat
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bandicoot

ban·di·coot [ bándi kt ] (plural ban·di·coots)


noun 
Definition:
 
Australasian marsupial with long pointed nose: a marsupial that has a long nose, strong hind legs, and a long tail and eats mainly insects and plants. Native to: Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea.  Family Peramelidae.

[Late 18th century. < Telugu pandikokku "pig-rat"]
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