Ban"di*coot (?), n. [A corruption of the native name.] Zool. (a)

A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

(b)

A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.

 

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