n. 袋狸

[医] 袋狸

[ noun ]
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A species of very large rat ({Mus giganteus}), found in
India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and
gardens.
(b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus {Perameles}) of several
species, found in Australia and Tasmania.