potoroo
1Potoroo — Po to*roo , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small kangaroo belonging to {Hypsiprymnus}, {Bettongia}, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also {kangaroo rat}. [1913 Webster] …
2Potoroo — Taxobox name = PotoroosMSW3 Groves | pages = 58] image caption = Potorous platyops regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Marsupialia ordo = Diprotodontia familia = Potoroidae subfamilia = Potoroinae genus =… …
3potoroo — kangaroo rat kangaroo rat n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus {Dipodomys} of the family {Heteromyidae}, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [PJC] 2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus {Notomys}. [PJC] 3.… …
4Potoroo à long nez — Potorous tridactylus Potoroo à long nez …
5Potoroo de Gilbert — Potorous gilbertii Potoroo de Gilbert …
6Potoroo — Potorous Potorous …
7potoroo — /poh teuh rooh /, n., pl. potoroos. any of several small, ratlike kangaroos of the genus Potorous, of Australia. [1790; perh. < Dharuk] * * * …
8potoroo — noun Any of several rat kangaroos, of the genus Potorous, from Australia and Tasmania …
9potoroo — [ˌpɒtə ru:] noun a small nocturnal rat kangaroo with long hindlimbs and typically a hopping gait, native to Australia. [Genus Potorous: three species.] Origin C18: prob. from Dharuk badaru …
10potoroo — po·to·roo …