2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus {Notomys}.
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3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus {Potorous}, also called the {potoroo}. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Potoroo — Po to*roo , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small kangaroo belonging to {Hypsiprymnus}, {Bettongia}, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also {kangaroo rat}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potoroo — Taxobox name = PotoroosMSW3 Groves | pages = 58] image caption = Potorous platyops regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Marsupialia ordo = Diprotodontia familia = Potoroidae subfamilia = Potoroinae genus =… … Wikipedia
Potoroo à long nez — Potorous tridactylus Potoroo à long nez … Wikipédia en Français
Potoroo de Gilbert — Potorous gilbertii Potoroo de Gilbert … Wikipédia en Français
Potoroo — Potorous Potorous … Wikipédia en Français
potoroo — /poh teuh rooh /, n., pl. potoroos. any of several small, ratlike kangaroos of the genus Potorous, of Australia. [1790; perh. < Dharuk] * * * … Universalium
potoroo — noun Any of several rat kangaroos, of the genus Potorous, from Australia and Tasmania … Wiktionary
potoroo — [ˌpɒtə ru:] noun a small nocturnal rat kangaroo with long hindlimbs and typically a hopping gait, native to Australia. [Genus Potorous: three species.] Origin C18: prob. from Dharuk badaru … English new terms dictionary
potoroo — po·to·roo … English syllables
potoroo — /pɒtəˈru / (say potuh rooh) noun any of several species of small macropods of the genus Potorous, having pointed heads and living in dense grass and low, thick scrub in various parts of Australia. {Australian Aboriginal; ? Dharug badaru} …
