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Brodie vs Boodie - What's the difference?

brodie | boodie |

As nouns the difference between brodie and boodie

is that brodie is an alternative spelling of lang=en while boodie is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a proper noun Brodie

is {{surname|from=Scottish Gaelic}.

brodie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare)

    • Anagrams

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    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