subfamily Potoroinae

subfamily Potoroinae
noun
rat kangaroos
Syn: ↑Potoroinae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Macropodidae, ↑family Macropodidae
Member Meronyms: ↑rat kangaroo, ↑kangaroo rat, ↑Potorous, ↑genus Potorous, ↑Bettongia, ↑genus Bettongia

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