numbat
/ˈnʌmbæt/noun
1- a small termite-eating Australian marsupial with a black-and-white-striped back and a bushy tail袋食蚁兽, 袋。亦称 BANDED ANTEATER.
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- Myrmecobius fasciatus, family Myrmecobiidae.拉丁名Myrmecobius fasciatus,袋科。
词源
early 20th cent.: from Nyungar.