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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several arboreal macropods of the genus Dendrolagus of eastern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having strong forelimbs, smaller hind limbs than most other kangaroos, and a very long tail, used for balance when climbing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus. See cut under
Dendrolagus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several Australian
macropods , of the genus Dendrolagus, adapted for life in the trees
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- noun arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
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bilby commented on the word tree kangaroo
A trove of tree kangaroo cutenesses is here.
April 19, 2009