numbatn.
/ˈnʌmˌbat/, U.S. /ˈnəmˌbæt/ A small rare termite-eating marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, native to south-western Australia, having a pointed snout, bushy tail, and red-brown fur with white stripes across the back and hindquarters. Also called banded anteater.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > genus Myrmecobius (numbat)
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a1845 J. Gilbert in Western Austral. Naturalist (1954) 4 109 The noombat breeds in holes or short burrows, generally choosing a grassy spot at the edge of a White-gum forest.
1923 F. W. Jones Mammals S. Austral. I. 123 To the aboriginals..it is known as the Numbat, and this name will be adopted here.
1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 38 I trailed the numbat, in South-western Australia, taking the first photograph..of that little-known animal.
1965 Sunday 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.
1993 Science 6 Aug. 683/2 Australians plan to use viruses to sterilize the red fox..and the rabbit,..saving endangered marsupials like the numbat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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