different between boodie vs bettong

English

Etymology 1

Variant of body.

Noun

boodie (plural boodies)

1. Obsolete spelling of body

Etymology 2

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Noun

boodie (plural boodies)

1. (Scotland) A hobgoblin.

Etymology 3

From Nyunga burdi.

Noun

boodie (plural boodies)

1. (Australia) A species of bettong, Bettongia lesueur.
   • 1985, Australia's Amazing Wildlife, page 304,

     The bettongs live in moderately dry country and with the exception of the Boodie, which digs burrows, all make nests of grass on the ground.

   • 2002, C. R. Veitch, Michael Norman Clout (editors), Turning the Tide: the Eradication of Invasive Species: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Eradication of Island Invasives, page 224,

     The work on Boodie Island was the first attempt in Australia to eradicate black rats in the presence of a threatened, non-target mammal. […] It is likely that as many as 200-300 boodies now inhabit the island.

Synonyms

• (species of bettong): burrowing bettong

References

Anagrams

• doobie

English

Etymology

Recorded in English since 1830–40; from the aboriginal language Dharug badang.

Noun

bettong (plural bettongs)

1. Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.

   Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip

Derived terms

See also

• boodie
• potoroo
• rat-kangaroo
• woylie