bandicoot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbændɪˌkuːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ban′di ko̅o̅t′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ban•di•coot  (ban′di ko̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany of several large East Indian rats of the genus Nesokia.
  2. Mammalsany of several insectivorous and herbivorous marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and New Guinea: some are endangered.
  • Telugu pandi-kokku pig-rat
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bandicoot /ˈbændɪˌkuːt/ n
  1. any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
  2. bandicoot rat, mole rat ⇒ any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia, of S and SE Asia: family Muridae
Etymology: 18th Century: from Telugu pandikokku, from pandi pig + kokku bandicoot
'bandicoot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
badger - bilby - mole rat - rabbit-eared bandicoot

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