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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•di•coot (ban′di ko̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany of several large East Indian rats of the genus Nesokia.
- 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
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mole rat (mōl′rat′),USA pronunciation n. - Zoology, Mammalsany of several eastern European burrowing rodents, esp. those of the genus Spalax, having no tail, short limbs, and small eyes with permanently closed lids.
- Zoology, Mammalsbandicoot (def. 2).
Also, mole′-rat′, mole′rat′. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bandicoot /ˈbændɪˌkuːt/ n - 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
- 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 |