bilby

See also: Bilby

English

Macrotis lagotis

Etymology

From Dharug.

Noun

bilby (plural bilbies)

Australian desert marsupial (Macrotis lagotis), with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

Synonyms

(Macrotis lagotis): dalgite, pinkie

Derived terms

terms derived from bilby

lesser bilby (†Macrotis leucura — extinct)
western bilby (Macrotis lagotis lagotis)

Translations

Australian desert marsupial

Chinese:
Mandarin: 兔耳袋狸 (tù'ěrdàilí)
Finnish: pussikaniini (fi), korvapusseli
Irish: bilbí m

Japanese: ミミナガバンディクート (miminagabandikūto)
Navajo: naʼatsʼǫǫsí bijaaʼntsxaaígíí
Russian: би́лби m (bílbi), кро́личий бандику́т m (króličij bandikút), уша́стый су́мчатый барсу́к m (ušástyj súmčatyj barsúk)

References

bilby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macrotis lagotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Macrotis lagotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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