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