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tree kangaroo

noun

  1. any arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus, of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.


tree kangaroo

noun

  1. any of several arboreal kangaroos of the genus Dendrolagus , of New Guinea and N Australia, having hind and forelegs of a similar length and a long tail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Tree Kangaroo, in general appearance, much resembles the common kangaroo, having many of that animal's peculiarities.

I then remembered reading of a tree kangaroo which is supplied with powerful claws on the fore-feet.

The hunters soon returned, bringing with them a tree kangaroo and a cuscus, with several large bats.

A much more extraordinary creature is the tree-kangaroo, two species of which are known from New Guinea.

Not long after we came up with a tree kangaroo, to which we gave chase.

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