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Definition of "rat-kangaroo" []

  • A kangaroo-rat; any species of Hypsiprymnus. See cut under kangaroo-rat. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "rat-kangaroo" in a sentence
  • "These include four species of ringtail possum (Petauridae), Australia's only two tree-kangaroo species Dendrolagus lumholtzi and D. bennettianus, and the musky rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, which is the smallest and in many respects the most primitive of the macropods."
  • "Amongst the ashes many bones could be seen, particularly the lower maxillary of some species of rat-kangaroo."
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