bandicoot
/ˈbændɪkuːt/noun
1- a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea袋狸。
1.1
- Family Peramelidae: several genera and species, some of which are endangered or extinct.袋狸科, 数属及种, 有些已濒危或灭绝。
1.2
- chiefly Indian a bandicoot rat〈主印度〉一种危害农作物的大鼠。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Telugu pandikokku, literally 'pig-rat'.