lesser bilby

noun

An extinct species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis leucura, previously endemic to arid regions of central Australia.

Meanings

nounlesser bilby (plural lesser bilbies)

plural lesser bilbies

  1. An extinct species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis leucura, previously endemic to arid regions of central Australia.

Translations

Finnish pikkupussikaniini
  • pikkupussikaniiniMacrotis leucura
Irish bilbí beag
  • bilbí beagMacrotis leucura
Russian ма́лый кро́личий бандику́т
  • ма́лый кро́личий бандику́т (mályj króličij bandikút)Macrotis leucura
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Chicago

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