greater bilby

noun

An endangered and the only known extant species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis lagotis, endemic to arid regions of central Australia but previously more widespread.

Meanings

noungreater bilby (plural greater bilbies)

plural greater bilbies

  1. An endangered and the only known extant species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis lagotis, endemic to arid regions of central Australia but previously more widespread.

    Synonyms: dalgite, pinkie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn endangered and the only known extant species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis lagotis, endemic to arid regions of central Australia but previously more widespread.

Translations

Finnish isopussikaniini
  • isopussikaniiniMacrotis lagotis
Irish bilbí mór
  • bilbí mórMacrotis lagotis
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APA

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Chicago

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