boodie

1. (Australia) A species of bettong, Bettongia lesueur.Examples: "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."; "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."; "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: burrowing bettong, Lesueur's rat-kangarooAustralia