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NUMBAT

Dictionary entry overview: What does numbat mean?

• NUMBAT (noun)
The noun NUMBAT has 1 sense:

1. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Familiarity information: NUMBAT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NUMBAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

banded anteater; Myrmecobius fasciatus; numbat; anteater

Hypernyms ("numbat" is a kind of...):

dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Holonyms ("numbat" is a member of...):

genus Myrmecobius; Myrmecobius (banded anteater)

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