Bettong

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos.

    "Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip."

  2. 2
    short-nosed rat kangaroo wordnet

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animalantelopearmadillobatelephanthare

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"Experts have said cats have been a “major cause of decline” for many endangered marsupials, including the bilby, bandicoot, bettong and numbat."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug badang. Recorded in English since 1830–40.

Related phrases

Tasmanian bettongbrush tailed bettongburrowing bettongnorthern bettongrufous bettongrat kangaroo

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