numbat

Noun

num=bat

WORDNET DICTIONARY

numbat(n = noun.animal) anteater, banded anteater, myrmecobius fasciatus - small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct; Array

is a kind of dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial

is a member of genus myrmecobius, myrmecobius

numbat, n. a small Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, with a bushy tail and black and white striped back.

Etymology

Aboriginal