Noun: bilby bil-bee
- Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
"The bilby's long ears help it detect predators in the Australian outback";
- rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit bandicoot, Macrotis lagotis
Derived forms: bilbies
Type of: bandicoot
Part of: genus Macrotis, Macrotis
Encyclopedia: Bilby, Nottinghamshire