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bandicoot rat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: mole rat

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Broader terms: rat

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: intianrotta — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Kannada: ಹೆಗ್ಗಣ (heggaṇa) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Old Kannada: ಪೆರ್ಗಣ (pergaṇa) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Malayalam: പന്നിയെലി (panniyeli) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Malayalam: പെരുച്ചാഴി (peruccāḻi) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Tamil: பெருச்சாளி (peruccāḷi) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Tamil: பெருக்கான் (perukkāṉ) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Telugu: పందికొక్కు (pandikokku) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia
  • Telugu: కొక్కు (kokku) — rat-like rodent of the genera Bandicota or Nesokia