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bil⋅by

  [bil-bee]
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–noun, plural -bies.
rabbit bandicoot.
Also, bilbi.

Origin:
1900–05; < Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal language of N New South Wales) bilbi

rabbit-eared bandicoot

  [rab-it-eerd]
–noun
any of several bandicoots of the genus Macrotis, esp. M. lagotis, of the Australian region, having leathery, rabbitlike ears and a long, pointed snout: an endangered species.
Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.

Origin:
1825–35
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bilby

noun
bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: rabbit-eared bandicoot] 
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