different between bilby vs bandicoot

English

Etymology

From Dharug [Term?].

Noun

bilby (plural bilbies)

1. Australian desert marsupial (Macrotis lagotis), with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

Synonyms

• (Macrotis lagotis): dalgite, pinkie, rabbit-eared bandicoot

Derived terms

Translations

References

• bilby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Macrotis lagotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Macrotis lagotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Libby

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu ?????????? (pandikokku), from ???? (pandi, “pig, boar”) +? ?????? (kokku, “bandicoot”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bænd??ku?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?bændi?kut/

Noun

bandicoot (plural bandicoots)

1. A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae.
2. Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.

Derived terms

• pig-footed bandicoot
• southern brown bandicoot

Translations

Verb

bandicoot (third-person singular simple present bandicoots, present participle bandicooting, simple past and past participle bandicooted)

1. (Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English, in turn borrowed from Telugu ?????????? (pandikokku).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /b??d??i?kut??i/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /b??di?kut(?)/

Noun

bandicoot m (plural bandicoots)

1. bandicoot (small Australian marsupial of the family Peramelidae)