The bilby is a vulnerable marsupial with rabbit-like ears.
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Bilby
//ˈbɪlbiː//
Synonyms for "bilby" (7 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (3)
Noun(2 words)
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16 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بيلبي كبير noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 兔耳袋狸 noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Czech
1 entries- bandikut králíkovitý noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Eastern Arrernte
1 entries- aherte noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Finnish
2 entries- korvapusseli noun (Australian desert marsupial)
- pussikaniini noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Irish
1 entries- bilbí noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Japanese
1 entries- ミミナガバンディクート noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Korean
1 entries- 큰빌비 noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Malayalam
1 entries- ബിൽബി noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Navajo
1 entries- naʼatsʼǫǫsí bijaaʼntsxaaígíí noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Russian
3 entries- би́лби noun (Australian desert marsupial)
- кро́личий бандику́т noun (Australian desert marsupial)
- уша́стый су́мчатый барсу́к noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Swedish
1 entries- större kaninpunggrävling noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бандикут кролячий noun (Australian desert marsupial)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Since European colonization, the bilby population has fallen by 80%.
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The bilby is a nocturnal marsupial and digs complex burrows to provide shelter from high summer temperatures and protection from predators.
Source: tatoeba (9080737)
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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