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Definition of Bandicoot

1. Noun. Any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous.

Definition of Bandicoot

1. n. A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

Definition of Bandicoot

1. Noun. Small Australian marsupial, of the family ''Peramelidae'' with a distinctive long snout. ¹

2. Noun. Any of several ratlike marsupial of the genera ''Bandicota'' and ''Nesokia'' of southeast Asia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Medical Definition of Bandicoot

1. A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. Origin: A corruption of the native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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