numbat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of numbat
First recorded in 1920–25, numbat is from the Nyungar word numbat
Example Sentences
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If spotting a rare creature in the wild wasn't challenging enough, the numbat is a squirrel-sized camouflage connoisseur, explains Dr Tony Friend, the godfather of conservation in the state of Western Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
For two weeks each spring, as the young start venturing from their burrows, this team drives a daily circuit and records every numbat spotted.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Eluding us is the numbat, a rare Australian marsupial which could be the love-child of a chipmunk and an anteater.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Small wins, like the future of the numbat, keep them fighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The white and the black cockatoo are common to the three colonies, as are many kinds of the smaller parrots, the kangaroo, and the kangaroo-rat, the numbat, the opossum, the native cat, and many others.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Edward Wilson Landor
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