tree wallaby

tree wallaby
noun
arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
Syn: ↑tree kangaroo
Hypernyms: ↑wallaby, ↑brush kangaroo
Member Holonyms: ↑Dendrolagus, ↑genus Dendrolagus

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noun
: any of several shapely arboreal wallabies (genus Dendrolagus) of tropical Australia and New Guinea having the tail long, slender, and furred, and the hind legs but slightly longer than the forelegs — called also tree kangaroo

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