bandicoot

/ˈbændɪˌkuːt/ · noun

Meaning

A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae.
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
To steal growing vegetables from a garden.

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Related words

family peramelidae(English)peramelidae(English)rabbit bandicoot(English)bilby(English)peramelid(English)thylacomyid(English)greater bilby(English)dalgite(English)potoroo(English)marsupial(English)aku(English)vicarious(English)

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