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Boodie vs Bettong - What's the difference?

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Boodie is a see also of bettong.


As nouns the difference between boodie and bettong

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 bettong is any marsupial of the genus bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.

boodie

English

Etymology 1

Variant of body.

Noun

(en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A hobgoblin.Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged . Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (17 Aug 2011)

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (nys) burdi.“ boodie” in Oxford Dictionaries , Oxford University Press, accessed 2012 September 12.

    Noun

    (wikipedia boodie) (en noun)
  • (Australia) A species of bettong, .
  • * 1968 , Vincent Serventy, Wildlife of Australia , 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.
  • * 1985 , Australia's Amazing Wildlife , page 304,
    • 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.
  • * 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 , page 224,
    • 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.
    Synonyms
    * (species of bettong) (burrowing bettong)

    References

    bettong

    English

    (wikipedia bettong)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.
    • ''Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip

    Derived terms

    * brush tailed bettong * burrowing bettong * northern bettong * rufous bettong * Tasmanian bettong

    See also

    * boodie * potoroo * rat-kangaroo * woylie