Meaning of boodie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Obsolete spelling of body.
   alt-of, obsolete
2. A hobgoblin.
   Scotland
3. A species of bettong, Bettongia lesueur.
   Australia

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.”

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