| 释义 |
boodie-rat local (S.W.) Austral.|ˈbuːdɪræt|
Also boodee, boody-rat.
[Native name.]
A species of rat-kangaroo. Also called boodie.
[1863J. Gould Mammals of Australia II. 74 Hypsiprymnus (Bettongia) Lesueuri..Boor-dee... The Boor-dee is exclusively a nocturnal feeder, and..one of the most destructive animals to the garden of the settler in Western Australia.] 1910G. C. Shortridge in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1909 823 Bettongia Lesueuri..kangaroo-rats..Boodee Rat of Colonists. ‘Boodee’ of natives (S.W.). 1924D. H. Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush vii. 96 Little hunts of wallabies or bandicoots or bungarras, or boody-rats. 1963New Scientist 3 Jan. 12 Boodies apparently emit a series of grunts and chuckles when chased. |