bandicoot

ban·di·coot

noun \ˈban-di-ˌküt\

Definition of BANDICOOT

1

: any of several very large rats (genera Bandicota and Nesokia) of southern Asia destructive to crops

2

: any of various small chiefly insectivorous and herbivorous marsupial mammals (family Peramelidae or family Peroryctidae) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea

Illustration of BANDICOOT

Origin of BANDICOOT

Telugu pandikokku

First Known Use: 1813

Rhymes with BANDICOOT

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