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NUMBAT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Synonyms:
anteater; banded anteater; Myrmecobius fasciatus; numbat
Classified under:
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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