bandicoot
a kind of rat-like animal – mammal – [This word is believed to have come from the word 'pandi-kokku', of Telugu, one of the South Indian languages, Asia.]
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a large burrowing rat; 19 cm long body and 0.5 to 1 Kg weight with shaggy rough hair and a long hairless tail; five species (kinds) found in southern India and Sri Lanka
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a small marsupial (‘marsupial’ = an animal that gives birth to an underdeveloped baby and suckles and carries it in its pouch, a bag like skin fold, e.g. kangaroo, wallaby, possum, etc.) with long pointed snout (mouth and nose part) and long back legs ; lives on insects and grass; as big as a common brown rat but can grow to the size of a rabbit about 18 species found in Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania to bandicoot = (verb) to steal root crops, such as potatoes, beetroot, etc., out of the soil without disturbing the top plants 2. (a) as bald as a bandicoot (b) as barmy as a bandicoot (‘barmy’ = little mad or foolish) (c) as brainless as a bandicoot (d) as lousy as a bandicoot (e) as miserable as a bandicoot (f) as poor as a bandicoot 3. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = lonely and sad 4. to feel like bandicoots before a bush-fire = to feel uneasy or alarmed BC Kumar, an English Language Teacher, taught in numerous countries including Ethiopia, Oman and India, shares his knowledge and passion for the English Language.
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