[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bandicoot \ban"dicoot\, n. a corruption of the native name.
   zool.
   a a species of very large rat mus giganteus, found in
       india and ceylon. it does much injury to rice fields and
       gardens.
   b a ratlike marsupial animal genus perameles of several
       species, found in australia and tasmania.
       1913 webster
see also:
mus giganteus perameles 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bandicoot
     n : any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of
         australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and
         herbivorous

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