bandicoot
noun /ˈbændɪkuːt/
/ˈbændɪkuːt/
- a small Australasian animal with a long nose and long tail, which eats mainly insects
Topics Animalsc2袋狸(澳大拉西亚长鼻长尾小动物,主食昆虫) - (also bandicoot rat)an Asian rat
Topics Animalsc2袋狸鼠
词源late 18th cent.: from Telugu pandikokku, literally ‘pig-rat’.