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PRONUNCIATION OF BILBIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILBIES

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determiner
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Bilbies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BILBIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bilbies

Macrotis

Bilbies are desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores; they are members of the order Peramelemorphia. Before European colonisation of Australia, there were two species. The lesser bilby became extinct in the 1950s; the greater bilby survives but remains endangered.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILBIES

bilander
bilateral
bilateral symmetry
bilateral trade
bilateralism
bilaterally
bilayer
Bilbao
bilberries
bilberry
bilbo
bilboes
bilby
Bildungsroman
bile
bile duct
bile stone
bilection
bilestone
bilevel

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILBIES

babies
boobies
brumbies
crybabies
derbies
dobbies
gobies
heebie-jeebies
hobbies
hubbies
lobbies
lullabies
rabies
rubies
scabies
Stubbies
tabbies
the heebie-jeebies
trilbies
wallabies

Synonyms and antonyms of bilbies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bilbies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILBIES

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Translator English - Chinese

bilbies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bilbies
570 millions of speakers

English

bilbies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bilbies
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

bilbies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bilbies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilbies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bilbies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bilbies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bilbies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bilbies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bilbies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bilbies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilbies
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bilbies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bilbies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिकेट्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilbies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bilbies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bilbies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bilbies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bilbies
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bilbies
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bilbies
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bilbies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilbies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILBIES»

The term «bilbies» is normally little used and occupies the 150.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILBIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilbies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILBIES»

Discover the use of bilbies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilbies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Australian Animals: Bilbies and Bandicoots
This is a specially formatted fixed layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book. Find out what bilbies and bandicoots look like, where they live, the foods they eat, their life cycles, and threats to their survival.
Debbie Gallagher, Brendan Gallagher, 2011
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The Mystery of the Missing Bilbies
The outback world is hot and dry,with lots of wild creatures scurrying by...Look! Some tracks and also a trail.Who has fluffy, white earswith such a long tail?
Simon McLean, Carolina Haggstrom, Carolina Häggström McLean, 2013
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Easter Bilby
Rabbits. and. Bilbies. When the first settlers arrived in Australia they brought with them some of the animals from their own country. They wanted to make Australia more like their home country, England. In 1859, 24 rabbits were let free at ...
Lynne Dent, Margaret Clough, 1995
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Bilbies
This series carefully looks at all aspects of these animals: habitat, food, adaptations, reproduction, distribution, endangered status, etc.
Greg Pyers, 2009
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Australian Wildlife: Information and Activities Looking at ...
The. Bilby. Family. Greater bilbies, commonly referred to as bilbies, are members ofthe ground dwelling marsupials known as bandicoots. Bilbies are now an endangered species.Their closest relative, lesser bilbies, are now extinct.
Margaret Warner, 2009
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Peramelids exhibit rather broad ecological flexibility (Gordon and Hulbert 1989), occurring in a variety of habitats, primarily in Australia. Bandicoots are smaller than bilbies. They range in size from the mouse bandicoot (Microperoryctes ...
‎2007
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Excel Selective Schools and Scholarship English ...
The Bilbies An Exciting New Musical for Kids *** Starring*** Wilby and Silby Bilby Gaza Galah Bettina Bunny with a special guest appearance by flHe fairy Princess Performed by Maria Cauchi original cast member of The Phantom of the ...
A. Horsfield, 1996
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Australian Mammal Society
GORDON, G., HALL, L. S. AND ATHERTON, R. G. Status of bandicoots in Queensland. Pp. 37-42 in Bandicoots and bilbies ed by J. H. Seebeck, P. R. Brown, R. L. Wallis and C. M. Kemper. Surrey Beatty: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
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An Aussie Easter
–page 26 Indicator: • Reads, writes and draws information about bilbies. Worksheet information: • Bilbies were selected to replace the Easter Bunny in Australia in 1992 because they have some features in common with rabbits, which are ...
R.I.C. Publications
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Endangered Species of Australia
Scientific Name: Macrotis lagotis This very cute marsupial is sometimes known as a rabbit-eared bandicoot, pinki, dalgyte, ninu or walpa. They are the largest species in the bandicoot family. Before European settlement, bilbies used to roam at ...
Jane Bourke, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILBIES»

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Terra Preta to host truffle day in Braidwood
... Portuguese tart with truffles. There'll also be a display of French cars, and a lecture on truffles, bilbies and bettongs. It's at Braidwood Central ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
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View from the Street: Happy Last-Chance-To-Legally-Report …
As Australia's humans show no sign of getting more adorable, we're forced once again to force other species to make up the slack: like bilbies, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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Adventures in a fascinating forest
... with the assistance of infrared torches, we are spellbound by the sight of seldom-seen Australian wildlife including bilbies, boodies, quendas ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
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The fight to bring animals back from the brink
Jointly funded by BHP, this site was cleared of feral animals and four species of native mammal extinct on the mainland reintroduced — bilbies ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Bilby capture in the Kimberley in eureka moment for WA researchers
"Being that bilbies are very sparse within the area that they do occupy, we spend a lot of time walking through the bush and looking at digs and ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Currawinya National Park size doubled to help endangered bilbies
There are 75 bilbies ready to be released into the fenced area of the park, but not before the remaining population of feral cats is culled. «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Dinosaurs, shorebirds, bilbies and jellyfish on the Broome Coast
For the past twenty years Chris Hassell has been studying the migratory shorebirds of Roebuck Bay and Eighty Mile Beach, with the aim of ... «Science Network Western Australia, Jun 15»
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Bilbies and bettongs adapting to feral cats on SA Eyre Peninsula
Infrared cameras put in a conservation zone have shown how endangered native species are coping despite the presence of feral cats on ... «ABC Online, May 15»
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From left: Fairtrade bunnies, Chocolate Ester Egg Beer, Choquette …
Buns, bunnies, bilbies and beer: it must be Easter. Beer? Why, Easter egg beer, of course. Here, a few of our fave FMCG — Fast-Moving ... «The Australian, Mar 15»
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Find out how you can help save the bilbies
AUSTRALIA has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world, with 29 mammals now extinct in Australia - and bilbies seem like they are next ... «The Queensland Times, Mar 15»

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