Noun: numbat 'núm,bat
- Small Australian marsupial having a long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
"The numbat is also known as the banded anteater";
- banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
Derived forms: numbats
Type of: dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial
Part of: genus Myrmecobius, Myrmecobius
Encyclopedia: Numbat