Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The large bandicoot-rat of India, Nesokia bandicota. See cut at Nesokia.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pig-rat.
Examples
-
-- Another favourite article of food with the coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot [1], which attains on those hills the weight of two or three pounds, and grows to nearly the length of two feet.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
-
-- Another favourite article of food with the coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot [1], which attains on those hills the weight of two or three pounds, and grows to nearly the length of two feet.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
-
_ The English term bandicoot is a corruption of the Telinga name _pandikoku_, literally _pig-rat_.]
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
-
The English term bandicoot is a corruption of the Telinga name _pandikoku_, literally _pig-rat_.] _Porcupine_.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.