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numbat Austral.|ˈnʌmbæt| [Aboriginal name.] The banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus, a small, rare marsupial native to south-western Australia.
1923F. Wood Jones Mammals of South Australia I. 123 To the aboriginals..it is known as the Numbat, and this name will be adopted here. 1942C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 38, I trailed the numbat, in South-western Australia, taking the first photograph..of that little-known animal. 1962Times 22 Nov. 24/2 The numbat, once thought to be extinct, cannot be kept in captivity. 1965Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 4 Apr. 14/1 The numbat, or banded ant⁓eater, of South-west Australia..is about the size of a large rat with a coat of coarse, reddish brown fur... It also has a long bushy tail, something like the fox's brush. On the upper part of its body it has white or cream bands. Ibid. 14/2 Ants are ripped out of the wood with a flick of the numbat's long tongue... When eating the numbat makes a noise which sounds like ‘Tut-tut’. If interrupted it makes a sound more like ‘Chur-rr!’. |