bandicoot
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dɪˌkut noun
1.
any of several large East Indian rats of the genus Nesokia.
2.
any of several insectivorous and herbivorous marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and New Guinea: some are endangered.
Origin:
1780–90; < Telugu pandi-kokku pig-rat
1780–90; < Telugu pandi-kokku pig-rat
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| —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 |
| [C18: from Telugu pandikokku, from pandi pig + kokku bandicoot] | |
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Bandicoot
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bandicoot
1789, from Telegu pandi-kokku, lit. "pig-rat." Properly a large and destructive Indian rat; applied from 1827 to a type of insectivorous Australian marsupial somewhat resembling it.
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Example sentences
There was a possum and a snake a bearded dragon and a bandicoot, and a frog.
Bandicoot rats are an important food source among some peoples in southeast asia.
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