bilby

See also: Bilby and biłby

English

Macrotis lagotis

Etymology

From Gamilaraay bilbi.

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪlbiː/

Noun

bilby (plural bilbies)

An Australian desert marsupial (Macrotis lagotis), with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.
Synonyms: dalgite, pinkie, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit-eared bandicoot

Derived terms

Easter bilby
eastern bilby (Macrotis lagotis sagitta)
greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
lesser bilby (†Macrotis leucura — extinct)
western bilby (Macrotis lagotis lagotis)

Translations

Australian desert marsupial

Arabic: بيلبي كبير
Chinese:
Mandarin: 兔耳袋狸 (tù'ěrdàilí)
Czech: bandikut králíkovitý m
Eastern Arrernte: aherte
Finnish: pussikaniini (fi), korvapusseli
Irish: bilbí m
Japanese: ミミナガバンディクート (miminagabandikūto)
Korean: 큰빌비 (keunbilbi)
Malayalam: ബിൽബി (bilbi)
Navajo: naʼatsʼǫǫsí bijaaʼntsxaaígíí
Russian: би́лби m (bílbi), кро́личий бандику́т m (króličij bandikút), уша́стый су́мчатый барсу́к m (ušástyj súmčatyj barsúk)
Swedish: större kaninpunggrävling c
Ukrainian: бандикут кролячий m (bandykut kroljačyj)

References

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

Anagrams

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