rat-kangaroo

rat-kan·ga·roo

[rat-kang-guh-roo]
noun, plural rat-kan·ga·roos.
any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.

Origin:
1840–50

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