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numbat

num·bat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuhm-bat]
    • /ˈnʌm bæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuhm-bat]
    • /ˈnʌm bæt/

Definitions of numbat word

  • noun numbat banded anteater. 1
  • noun numbat A small termite-eating Australian marsupial with a black and white striped back and a bushy tail. 1
  • noun numbat a small Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, having a long snout and tongue and strong claws for hunting and feeding on termites: family Dasyuridae 0
  • noun numbat any of a family (Myrmecobiidae) of small, timid Australian marsupials that have no pouch 0

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Origin of numbat

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25, numbat is from the Nyungar word numbat

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Parts of speech for Numbat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

numbat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

numbat usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with numbat

  • where does a numbat live?
  • what is a numbat?
  • how to draw a numbat?
  • where does the numbat live?

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