POTOROO

potoroo

(noun) Australian rat kangaroos

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

potoroo (plural potoroos)

Any species of the genus Potorous of the rat kangaroo family Potoroidae, endemic to Australia. [from 18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Po`to*roo", n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any small kangaroo belonging to Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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