Bandicoot in Hindi
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The meaning of “bandicoot” in Hindi is घूंस, pronounced ghus — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
Ultimately from Telugu పందికొక్కు (pandikokku), from పంది (pandi, “pig, boar”) + కొక్కు (kokku, “bandicoot”); first used of Asian murids, now called bandicoot rats, thence applied to the Australian marsupials which bear some resemblance.
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