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1. (n.) bandicoot
any of several large East Indian rats of the genera Nesokia and
Bandicota.
2. bandicoot
any of several insectivorous and herbivorous marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
Etymology: (1780–90; < Telugu pandi-kokku lit., pig-rat)
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1. (noun) bandicoot
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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1. (noun) bandicoot
a species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens
2. (noun) bandicoot
a ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania
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