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Definition of Rabbit-eared bandicoot
1. Noun. Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit.
Generic synonyms: Bandicoot
Group relationships: Genus Macrotis, Macrotis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rabbit-eared Bandicoot
Literary usage of Rabbit-eared bandicoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"... and its adaptation to the locality—Singular method of conveying materials—-Its
nocturnal habits—The rabbit-eared bandicoot, and its habitat—The generic ..."
2. Fur-bearing Animals in Nature and in Commerce by Henry Poland (1892)
"rabbit-eared bandicoot. Perameles lagotis. This very curious and most peculiar
animal has also been called the ..."
3. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"One curious species is appropriately called the rabbit-eared bandicoot (Perameles
lagotis). Several examples of this animal have been kept in the Zoological ..."
4. The Geography of Mammals by William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater (1899)
"... trustworthy observers, that some of the species feed more or less upon vegetable
substances. Such is certainly the case with the rabbit-eared bandicoot ..."
5. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"One curious species is appropriately called the rabbit-eared bandicoot (Perameles
lagotis). Several examples of this animal have been kept in the Zoological ..."
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