A large Indian rat (Mus malabaricus or giganteus), as big as a cat, and very destructive. (Used in quot. 1789 for the Musk-rat.)
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Bandicota (bandicoot) (3) bandicoot1789 A large Indian rat (Mus malabaricus or giganteus), as big as a cat, and very destructive. (Used in quot. 1789 for the Musk-rat.) badger1803 Australian colloquial. Any of several marsupials similar in size or burrowing habit to the European badger: (a) a rock wallaby; (b) a bandicoot. Obs… pig-rat1859 The bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica. |
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