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boongary

American

[boong-guh-ree] / ˈbuŋ gə ri /

noun

a small, tree-dwelling kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, inhabiting northeastern Queensland.

boongary British

/ ˈbuːŋɡærɪ /

noun

a tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi , of northeastern Queensland

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Noun Inflected Forms

boongaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of boongary

First recorded in 1885–90; from Warrgamay (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on the lower Herbert River, Queensland) bulŋgarri

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