Woylie

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A species of bettong, Bettongia penicillata. Australia

    "Woylies are sometimes referred to as brush-tailed rat kangaroos. This alternative name is an apt description of these small marsupials."

Synonyms

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brush tailed bettongbrush-tailed bettong

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"Woylies are sometimes referred to as brush-tailed rat kangaroos. This alternative name is an apt description of these small marsupials."

Etymology

From Nyunga walyu.

Related phrases

bettongia penicillata

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