Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of kangaroos; the tree-kangaroos.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun a genus comprising the tree wallabies.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun tree wallabies

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Examples

  • The highlands of the north coastal ranges also harbor Scott's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae), reputed to be the largest and most threatened native forest mammal in PNG.

    Northern New Guinea montane rain forests 2008

  • The Huon tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) is found nowhere else on Earth and is considered endangered.

    Huon Peninsula montane rain forests 2008

  • These include four species of ringtail possum (Petauridae), Australia's only two tree-kangaroo species Dendrolagus lumholtzi and D. bennettianus, and the musky rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, which is the smallest and in many respects the most primitive of the macropods.

    Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008

  • Mammals also include a range of marsupials including at least four species of cuscus, several species of tree kangaroo Dendrolagus spp. and one species of Dasyuridae which is often referred to as the "Tiger cat" Dasyurus albopunctatus. 324 species of reptiles have been identified in the site.

    Lorentz National Park, Indonesia 2008

  • The western shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys occidentalis) and Doria's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus dorianus) are considered vulnerable.

    Central Range sub-alpine grasslands 2007

  • Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei (goodfellowi)).

    Southeastern Papuan rain forests 2007

  • Dendrolagus goodfellowi, another tree kangaroo, restricted to another part of New Guinea.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • Dendrolagus goodfellowi, another tree kangaroo, restricted to another part of New Guinea.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The New Guinean plants, birds, and mammals found in Cape York Peninsula are all rainforest inhabitants, including Bennett’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) and the spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus).

    Cape York tropical savanna 2008

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