Boodie vs Boobie - What's the difference?
boodie | boobie |
(Scotland) A hobgoblin.Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged . Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (17 Aug 2011)
(Australia) A species of bettong, .
* 1968 , Vincent Serventy, Wildlife of Australia ,
* 1985 , Australia's Amazing Wildlife ,
* 2002 , C. R. Veitch, Michael Norman Clout (editors), Turning the Tide: the Eradication of Invasive Species: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Eradication of Island Invasives ,
As nouns the difference between boodie and boobie
is that boodie is or boodie can be (scotland) a hobgoblinwebster's third new international dictionary, unabridged merriam-webster, 2002 http://unabridgedmerriam-webstercom (17 aug 2011) or boodie can be (australia) a species of bettong, while boobie is .boodie
English
Etymology 1
Variant of body.Etymology 2
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(en noun)Etymology 3
From (etyl) (nys) burdi.“boodie” in Oxford Dictionaries , Oxford University Press, accessed 2012 September 12.
Noun
(wikipedia boodie) (en noun)page 34,
- However, the boodie', once common over much of southern Australia, is now only found in numbers on offshore islands on the mid-west coast. ' Boodies are sociable animals and since they dig burrows, considerable warrens can be formed.
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- The bettongs live in moderately dry country and with the exception of the Boodie , which digs burrows, all make nests of grass on the ground.
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- The work on Boodie Island was the first attempt in Australia to eradicate black rats in the presence of a threatened, non-target mammal.It is likely that as many as 200-300 boodies now inhabit the island.