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tree kangaroo
noun
- any arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus, of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
tree kangaroo
noun
- 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
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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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