rat-kangaroo
[ rat-kang-guh-roo ]
noun,plural rat-kan·ga·roos.
any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
Origin of rat-kangaroo
1First recorded in 1840–50
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How to use rat-kangaroo in a sentence
Amongst the ashes many bones could be seen, particularly the lower maxillary of some species of rat-kangaroo.
Spinifex and Sand | David W Carnegie
British Dictionary definitions for rat kangaroo
rat kangaroo
noun
any of several ratlike kangaroos of the genera Bettongia, Potorous, Aepyprymnus, etc, found on the Australian mainland and in Tasmania
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