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ˈbæn dɪˌkutbandi·coot
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Princeton's WordNet
bandicootnoun
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
Wiktionary
bandicootnoun
Small Australian marsupial, of the family Peramelidae with a distinctive long snout.
bandicootnoun
Any of several ratlike marsupial of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
Etymology: From పందికొక్కు.
Wikipedia
Bandicoot
Bandicoots are a group of more than 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial, largely nocturnal marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia. They are endemic to the Australia–New Guinea region, including the Bismarck Archipelago to the east and Seram and Halmahera to the west.
Webster Dictionary
Bandicootnoun
a species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens
Bandicootnoun
a ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania
Wikidata
Bandicoot
Bandicoots are a group of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia. They are indigenous but not endemic to Australia. At least one species of bandicoot has been frequently sighted in Singapore.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bandicoot
ban′di-kōōt, n. a genus of insectivorous marsupials found in Australia: the largest species of rat, found in India and Ceylon, called also Malabar rat and Pig-rat. [Telegu pandikokku, pig-rat.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bandicoot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bandicoot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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