Bandicoot Rat (Noun)
Meaning
Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The bandicoot rat is a type of large rodent native to the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.
- The Indian giant bandicoot rat or simply bandicoot rat has coarse brown fur and long fingers.
- Bandicoot rats inhabit swampy grasslands, wet forest edges, and areas of dense undergrowth in their native range.
- Bandicoot rat predation primarily depends on smaller type animals because they also serve as prey for bigger predators.
- This nocturnal large rodent generally referred to as the Indian bandicoot rat has an average lifespan of two years in the wild.