Bandicoot (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A bandicoot rummaged through the leaf litter searching for food.
- Bandicoots play an important role in their ecosystems as both insectivores and seed dispersers.
- After the sun went down, the eastern barred bandicoot began to emerge and forage.
- Scientists observed a significant decline in the local bandicoot population over the past few years.
- As we walked through the bush, we caught a glimpse of a bandicoot darting through the undergrowth.