bandy-bandyn.
/ˈbandɪˌbandi/ The name in Australia of a nocturnal snake, Furina annulata, marked with black and white bands; also called bandy-snake.
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1926 Austral. Encycl. II. 473/2 Furina annulata (Bandy-bandy, Black-and-white-ringed Snake), another common venomous kind, sometimes grows to 30 inches... This species is better known as F. occipitalis, but the specific name annulata has priority.
1958 Austral. Encycl. VIII. 167/1 The black-and-white ringed snake, or bandy-bandy,..is very widely known and is often referred to as being deadly.
1959 J. Wright Generations of Men 19 The curious pink bandy-snakes that scuttled in and out of the bushes in the garden.
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