bandicoot rat

noun

Any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.

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mole rat
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Meanings

nounbandicoot rat (plural bandicoot rats)

plural bandicoot rats

  1. Any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounburrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon

Similar
mole rat
Broader
rat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish intianrotta
  • intianrottarat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
Tamil பெருச்சாளி, பெருக்கான்
  • பெருச்சாளி (peruccāḷi)rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • பெருக்கான் (perukkāṉ)rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
Cite this entry
APA

bandicoot rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandicoot%20rat

MLA

“bandicoot rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandicoot%20rat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bandicoot rat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandicoot%20rat.

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