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numbat

The English word “numbat” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

Etymology

Borrowed from Nyunga nhumbad.

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