bilby

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Australia/ˈbɪlbiː/

noun

An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis lagotis with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

Similar
dalgitepinkierabbit bandicootrabbit-eared bandicootMacrotis lagotis
OriginGamilaraay bilbi →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

bilby1

nounbilby (plural bilbies)

plural bilbies

  1. An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis lagotis with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

    Synonyms: dalgite, pinkie, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit-eared bandicoot

Bilby2

proper nounBilby (countable and uncountable, plural Bilbys)

plural Bilbys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA locality in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in a detached part of Barnby Moor parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6383).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis lagotis with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

Similar
dalgitepinkierabbit bandicootrabbit-eared bandicoot

More synonyms by meaning

nounbandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit

Similar
rabbit-eared bandicootrabbit bandicootMacrotis lagotis
Broader
bandicoot
Also see
dalgiterabbit bandicootrabbit-eared bandicoot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Gamilaraaybilbi
  2. Gamilaraaybilbi
  3. Englishbilby

Borrowed from Gamilaraay bilbi.

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Translations

Arabic بيلبي كبير
  • بيلبي كبيرAustralian desert marsupial
Chinese Mandarin 兔耳袋狸
  • 兔耳袋狸 (tù'ěrdàilí)Australian desert marsupial
Czech bandikut králíkovitý
  • bandikut králíkovitýAustralian desert marsupial
Finnish pussikaniini, korvapusseli
  • pussikaniiniAustralian desert marsupial
  • korvapusseliAustralian desert marsupial
Irish bilbí
  • bilbíAustralian desert marsupial
Japanese ミミナガバンディクート
  • ミミナガバンディクート (miminagabandikūto)Australian desert marsupial
Korean 큰빌비
  • 큰빌비 (keunbilbi)Australian desert marsupial
Russian би́лби, кро́личий бандику́т
  • би́лби (bílbi)Australian desert marsupial
  • кро́личий бандику́т (króličij bandikút)Australian desert marsupial
  • уша́стый су́мчатый барсу́к (ušástyj súmčatyj barsúk)Australian desert marsupial
Swedish större kaninpunggrävling
  • större kaninpunggrävlingAustralian desert marsupial
Ukrainian бандикут кролячий
  • бандикут кролячий (bandykut kroljačyj)Australian desert marsupial

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Libby
Cite this entry
APA

bilby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilby

MLA

“bilby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilby.

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