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Definition of Bandicoots
1. bandicoot [n] - See also: bandicoot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bandicoots
Literary usage of Bandicoots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"... hunted for their skins and flesh—Kangaroo-leather—fur cloaks—Smaller
marsupials —bandicoots—Koala or native cat, kangaroo rat, &>(. ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"The bandicoots divided into three genera— True bandicoots (genus Pera- 'es, qv),
... and bandicoots, were numerous round their deserted fire-places." 1820. ..."
3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"Less typical and carnivorous are the rabbit bandicoots, which, although very long-
... All the bandicoots are regarded as pests by the Australian farmers, ..."