bilby
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- noun
- /ˈbɪlbi/
- Australian
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bilby
- We have three sons: Bilby, 14; Koala, 12; and Roo, 8.
Examples
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Hang on a bilby whisker.
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This is a delightful non-fiction picture book that teaches us in narrative form about the life of the wonderful bilby, an Australian marsupial.
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Looks like you'll need more bilbies, though.
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I'll be back in two shakes of a bilby's whisker.
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Oh, that slug-sucking bilby-tickler.
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They're called bilbies.
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It traces the events of a typical day for mother and baby, and the perils of native and feral animals as the baby bilby tries to survive life in the Australian landscape.
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Northern Arizona University's Bilby Research Center in Flagstaff is a domed white building that resembles a giant version of a hogan, a traditional Navajo dwelling.
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The bilby is a nocturnal marsupial native to Australia, recognized for its long ears and pointed snout.
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In Australia, the bilby is often referred to as the rabbit-eared bandicoot due to its distinctive appearance.
Synonyms
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A small, ratlike animal from Australia with a pouch that eats insects and plants
A small Australian animal with long ears like a rabbit
A group of small burrowing marsupials called bilbies that live in Australia
A small Australian mammal with a pouch, long rabbit-like ears, and a pointed snout
A small Australian animal that carries its babies in a pouch with large leathery ears like a rabbit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bilby comes from an Aboriginal word bilbi for the small Australian night animal with long ears. That's why the name is the animal's original local name and can help you remember it is a native animal that carries its babies in a pouch.