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boongary

American  
[boong-guh-ree] / ˈbuŋ gə ri /

noun

PLURAL

boongaries

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

boongary British  
/ ˈbuːŋɡærɪ /

noun

  1. a tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi , of northeastern Queensland

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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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Upon the whole the boongary is the most beautiful mammal I have seen in Australia.

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