numbat
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that…A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
» Experts have said cats have been a “major cause of decline” for many endangered marsupials, including the bilby, bandicoot, bettong and numbat.
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1 sensesA small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
Ameisenbeutler
су́мчатый муравье́дsúmčatyj muravʹjéd, на́мбатnámbat, намба́тnambát
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Examples
1 sentencesExperts have said cats have been a “major cause of decline” for many endangered marsupials, including the bilby, bandicoot, bettong and numbat.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Nyunga nhumbad.Borrowed from Nyunga nhumbad.
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Forms
plural: numbatsSynonyms
3 synonyms- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct:banded anteateranteaterMyrmecobius fasciatus
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