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Definition: Bilby |
BilbyNoun1. Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: BilbySynonyms: rabbit bandicoot (n), rabbit-eared bandicoot (n). (additional references) |
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lagotis leucura |
Bilbies are marsupial omnivores; members of the bandicoot family. Before European colonisation of Australia there were two species. One became extinct in 1931, the other survives but remains endangered.
Bilbies have the characteristic long bandicoot muzzle and very long ears. As compared with other bandicoots, they have a longer tail, bigger ears, and softer, silky fur. They are nocturnal omnivores that do not need to drink water, as they get all the moisture they need from their food, which includes insects and their larvae, seeds, spiders, bulbs, fruit, fungi and very small animals. Most food is found by digging or scratching in the soil, and using their very long tongues.
They are excellent burrowers and build extensive tunnel systems with their strong forelimbs and well-developed claws. A bilby typically makes a number of burrows within its home range, up to about a dozen, and moves between them, using them for shelter both from predators and the heat of the day.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bilby."
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Traverse work on Florida's West Coast Traverse crew off of HYDROGRAPHER Beginning of traverse segment from mark below Bilby Tower.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The first picture of a Bilby portable steel tower under construction Bilby towers were made of prefabricated steel parts that could be reused These towers were designed by Jasper Bilby, chief signalman of the C&GS.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | A study in geometry - looking up a Bilby tower Station South Bend, Louisiana Traingulation Party of Eugene R. McCarthy.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | 50-foot Bilby tower in Nebraska or Montana Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Building party leaving Lampasas, Texas J.S. Bilby in light buggy.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Jasper Bilby at Station Foss 1904 Minnesota Wagon used by him to carry instruments and other light outfit.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | 2-man observation party Herman Odessey on left, Walter Bilby on right Triangulation party of Herman Odessey.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | 500 lb. stone being lowered for Brown Valley Base 98th Meridian survey Jasper Bilby on right.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Bilby tower built on oil rig south of New Orleans.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Herman Odessey (l) and Walter J. Bilby (r) Triangulation work in Montana A two-man observing party heading to a station.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "bilby" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bilby | Last name | 400 | 23,208 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bilby | 72 |
australian bilby | 6 |
award bilby | 4 |
bilby greater | 4 |
bilby picture | 3 |
bilby lesser | 3 |
bilby book | 2 |
bilby information | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "bilby"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | stor kaninpunggraevling (Western rabbit bandicoot), oerepunggraevling (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | grote langoorbuideldas (Western rabbit bandicoot), grootoorbuideldas (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | bandicoot-lapin. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Ohrenbeutler (Western rabbit bandicoot), grosser Kaninchennasenbeutler (Western rabbit bandicoot), grauer Kaninchennasenbeutler (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | πηραμελής ο λαγόμορφος (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | perameli coniglio (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ilbybay bandicoot de orelhas de coelho (Western rabbit bandicoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Macrotis lagotis. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-i-l-y" | |
-2 letters: bib, lib. | |
-3 letters: bi, by, li. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-b-i-l-y" | |
+2 letters: dribbly, nobbily. | |
+3 letters: biddably, bilberry, chubbily, crabbily, flabbily, grubbily, lobbying, lobbyism, lobbyist, scabbily, shabbily, snobbily, stubbily. | |
+4 letters: habitably, lobbyisms, lobbyists. | |
+5 letters: abominably, believably, biblically, bibliology, bibliopegy, bibulously, bumblingly, improbably, snobbishly, subaudibly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 69 6C 62 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .. .-.. -... -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01101001 01101100 01100010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B i l b y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0069 006C 0062 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3675786891 |
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