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bilby::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | macrotis lagotis, rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit bandicoot |
| Type of | bandicoot |
Examples of bilby
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Bilby and Stewart diagnosed the cows again at 90 to 104 days after treatment.
From the sciencedaily.com
Bilby began her career with Disney in marketing at Walt Disney World in 1998.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Bilby and Stewart split the cows into approximately three equal-size groups.
From the sciencedaily.com
The story helped catalyze the public's interest in saving the bilby.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Don't miss a rare opportunity to meet a bilby.
From the couriermail.com.au
Cadbury's also produce Chocolate Bilbies, although they do not donate or support any bilby conservation projects.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It tells how Burra, a shy but brave little bilby, decides to save the land from the rabbits and foxes who are ruining it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They are the woylie, the bilby, the numbat, the bridled nailtail wallaby, the burrowing betong and the stick-net rat.
From the smh.com.au
The lesser bilby is no more.
From the newscientist.com
- Rabbit-eared bandicoot: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
- The Bilby, Macrotis lagotis, is an Australian species of nocturnal omnivorous animal in the Peramelemorphia order. The common name Bilby usually refers to this species, but is distinguished from Macrotis leucura (the Lesser Bilby) that became extinct in the 1950s by the name Greater Bilby. ...
- Bilbies are desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores; they are members of the order Peramelemorphia. Before European colonisation of Australia, there were two species. One became extinct in the 1950s; the other survives but remains endangered.
- Australian desert marsupial, with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit
- A nocturnal, rabbit-sized marsupial of the genus Macrotis. The bilby is a solitary, highly territorial, desert-dwelling animal that is easily recognised by tall, erect, pointing ears: these permit heat-loss during the day (thermoregulation) and afford keen hearing for their night foraging. ...
- A cute little native animal. Currently there's a campaign to replace the Easter Bunny with the Easter Bilby in this country, since rabbits here are pests and we don't want kids getting all soft-hearted about them!
