Bandicoot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbændɪˌkuːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bandicoot is a noun meaning Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
Meaning
Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
More Meanings
- A bandicoot rat; any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.
- (Australia, informal) To steal growing root vegetables from a garden by digging the vegetable out but leaving the tops undisturbed.
Example Sentences
‘Well, the abos ‘bandicooted’ his peanuts.’
At the rustle of a bandicoot we noticed the upraised gleam of eyes around the fires.
Word Forms
- bandicoots
- bandy-coot
- bandicooting
- bandicooted
Synonyms for bandicoot
Depending on context, synonyms include peramelid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bilby, peramelid, thylacomyid, dalgite, macropod, possum.
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