Meanings
nounnumbat (plural numbats)
plural numbats
- A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
Synonyms: banded anteater
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
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nounsmall Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
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dasyurid marsupialdasyurid
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Origin
- Nyunganhumbad
- Nyunganhumbad
- Englishnumbat
Borrowed from Nyunga nhumbad.
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Chinese Mandarin 袋食蟻獸 /袋食蚁兽
- 袋食蟻獸 /袋食蚁兽 (dàishíyǐshòu)small marsupial
Czech mravencojed žíhaný
- mravencojed žíhanýsmall marsupial
Esperanto numbato
- numbatosmall marsupial
Finnish pussimuurahaiskarhu, numbatti
- pussimuurahaiskarhusmall marsupial
- numbattismall marsupial
French numbat, myrmécopie à bandes
- numbatsmall marsupial
- myrmécopie à bandessmall marsupial
German Ameisenbeutler
- Ameisenbeutlersmall marsupial
Greek νούμπατ
- νούμπατ (noúmpat)small marsupial
Hungarian erszényeshangyász, numbat
- erszényeshangyászsmall marsupial
- numbatsmall marsupial
Japanese 袋蟻食
- 袋蟻食 (fukuroarikui)small marsupial
Latvian nambats
- nambatssmall marsupial
Lithuanian sterblinė skruzdėda
- sterblinė skruzdėdasmall marsupial
Polish mrówkożer, mrówkożer workowaty
- mrówkożersmall marsupial
- mrówkożer workowatysmall marsupial
Romanian numbat
- numbatsmall marsupial
Russian су́мчатый муравье́д, на́мбат
- су́мчатый муравье́д (súmčatyj muravʹjéd)small marsupial
- на́мбат (námbat)small marsupial
- намба́т (nambát)small marsupial
Slovak numbat pásavý
- numbat pásavýsmall marsupial
Spanish numbat
- numbatsmall marsupial
Swahili numbati
- numbatismall marsupial
Swedish myrpungdjur
- myrpungdjursmall marsupial
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Cite this entry
APA
numbat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbat
MLA
“numbat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numbat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbat.
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