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rat-kangaroo

American  
[rat-kang-guh-roo] / ˈrætˌkæŋ gəˌru /

noun

plural

rat-kangaroos

  1. any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.

rat kangaroo British  

noun

  1. any of several ratlike kangaroos of the genera Bettongia, Potorous, Aepyprymnus, etc, found on the Australian mainland and in Tasmania

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Etymology

Origin of rat-kangaroo

First recorded in 1840–50

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Amongst the ashes many bones could be seen, particularly the lower maxillary of some species of rat-kangaroo.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

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