bandicootn.

Brit.

/ˈbandɪkuːt/, U.S.

/ˈbændiˌkut/

Forms: Also 1800s -icoote, -ycoot.

Etymology: corruption of Telugu pandi-kokku, lit. ‘pig-rat’ (Col. Yule).

1. A large Indian rat ( Mus malabaricus or giganteus), as big as a cat, and very destructive. (Used in quot. 1789 for the Musk-rat.)

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Bandicota (bandicoot)

bandicoot1789

badger1803

pig-rat1859

1789 I. Munro Narr. Mil. Operations Coromandel Coast 32 The Bandicoot, or musk rat, is another troublesome animal..from its offensive smell.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 41 Bandicoote rat[s] frequently undermine warehouses, and destroy every kind of merchandize.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. i. 150 Another favourite article of food with the Coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot.

2. A genus of insectivorous Australian marsupials ( Perameles), somewhat resembling the above.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Peramelidae > genus Perameles (bandicoot)

bandicoot1827

Perameles1827

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1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvii. 316 The bandicoot is about four times the size of a rat, without a tail, and burrows in the ground or in hollow trees.

1831 D. Tyerman & G. Bennet Voy. & Trav. II. xxxvi. 149 The dogs also worried a bandy-coot..an animal..with a head and tail resembling those of a rat, and a pouch under the belly for the reception of its young.

1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 260/2 Marsupials commonly known in Australia by the name of Bandicoots.

1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands 307 The second Building Mammal on our list is..the..Rabbit-eared Bandicoot.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. i. 7 I'd be as miserable as a bandicoot.

1936 I. L. Idriess Cattle King xxiii. 203 Country that was tiptop a few years ago now wouldn't feed a bandicoot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bandicoot
释义	bandicootn. Brit. /ˈbandɪkuːt/, U.S. /ˈbændiˌkut/ Forms: Also 1800s -icoote, -ycoot. Etymology: corruption of Telugu pandi-kokku, lit. ‘pig-rat’ (Col. Yule). 1. A large Indian rat ( Mus malabaricus or giganteus), as big as a cat, and very destructive. (Used in quot. 1789 for the Musk-rat.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Bandicota (bandicoot) bandicoot1789 badger1803 pig-rat1859 1789 I. Munro Narr. Mil. Operations Coromandel Coast 32 The Bandicoot, or musk rat, is another troublesome animal..from its offensive smell. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 41 Bandicoote rat[s] frequently undermine warehouses, and destroy every kind of merchandize. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. i. 150 Another favourite article of food with the Coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot. 2. A genus of insectivorous Australian marsupials ( Perameles), somewhat resembling the above. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Peramelidae > genus Perameles (bandicoot) bandicoot1827 Perameles1827 marl1941 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvii. 316 The bandicoot is about four times the size of a rat, without a tail, and burrows in the ground or in hollow trees. 1831 D. Tyerman & G. Bennet Voy. & Trav. II. xxxvi. 149 The dogs also worried a bandy-coot..an animal..with a head and tail resembling those of a rat, and a pouch under the belly for the reception of its young. 1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 260/2 Marsupials commonly known in Australia by the name of Bandicoots. 1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands 307 The second Building Mammal on our list is..the..Rabbit-eared Bandicoot. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. i. 7 I'd be as miserable as a bandicoot. 1936 I. L. Idriess Cattle King xxiii. 203 Country that was tiptop a few years ago now wouldn't feed a bandicoot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1789
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