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yirratji

yirratji noun: a species of bandicoot, Chaeropus yirratji, of arid central Australia.

Noun

yirratji (plural yirratjis)

  1. A species of bandicoot, Chaeropus yirratji, of arid central Australia.

Forms of yirratji

pluralyirratjis

Origin of yirratji

From Warlpiri yirratji.

Questions about yirratji

What does yirratji mean?
Yirratji means a species of bandicoot, Chaeropus yirratji, of arid central Australia.
What part of speech is yirratji?
Yirratji is a noun.
What is the plural of yirratji?
The plural of yirratji is yirratjis.

Words near yirratji in the dictionary

  1. yirmilik
  2. yirmiliks
  3. yiros
  4. yiroses
  5. yirra
  6. yirratji
  7. yirratjis
  8. yis
  9. Yisangou
  10. Yishmael
  11. Yishuv

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