rabbit-eared bandicoot

rabbit-eared bandicoot [rab-it-eerd] Word Origin noun

1. any of several bandicoots of the genus Macrotis, especially M. lagotis, of the Australian region, having leathery, rabbitlike ears and a long, pointed snout: an endangered species.

Origin of rabbit-eared bandicoot First recorded in 1825–35 Also called bilby, rabbit bandicoot.