musk kangaroo

musk kangaroo
noun
small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
Hypernyms: ↑kangaroo
Member Holonyms: ↑Hypsiprymnodon, ↑genus Hypsiprymnodon

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noun
: a small kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) of northeastern Australia characterized by a musky odor and closely related to the rat kangaroos — called also muskrat

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