large rat kangaroo

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• rat kangaroo — n. any of various ratlike kangaroos (esp. genera Bettongia and Potorous) about the size of a rabbit * * * ▪ marsupial       any of the nine species of Australian and Tasmanian marsupials constituting a subfamily Potoroinae, of the kangaroo family …   Universalium

• rufous rat-kangaroo — /rufəs ˈræt kæŋgəru / (say roohfuhs rat kangguhrooh) noun a large rat kangaroo, Aepyprymnus rufescens, of eastern Australia, having a reddish fur. Also, rufous bettong …  

• Musky Rat-kangaroo — Musky Rat kangaroo[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• kangaroo rat — 1. any of various small jumping rodents of the family Heteromyidae, of Mexico and the western U.S. 2. an Australian desert rodent of the genus Notomys. [1780 90] * * * Any of about 25 species (genus Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae) of rodents that …   Universalium

• kangaroo — kangaroolike, adj. /kang geuh rooh /, n., pl. kangaroos, (esp. collectively) kangaroo. any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for… …   Universalium

• Kangaroo mouse — Temporal range: Late Pleistocene Recent A Pale Kangaroo Mouse in Nevada Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Kangaroo rat — Rat Rat (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rat — (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rat Indians — Rat Rat (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rat mole — Rat Rat (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rat pit — Rat Rat (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English