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Peramelidae

noun

bandicoots

• Syn: ↑family Peramelidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Marsupialia, ↑order Marsupialia

• Member Meronyms: ↑bandicoot, ↑Macrotis, ↑genus Macrotis

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\\ˌperəˈmeləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Perameles, type genus (from Greek pēra pouch, bag + Latin meles marten, badger) + -idae

: a family of marsupials consisting of the bandicoots

Useful english dictionary. 2012.