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Bettongia (gcide) | Bettongia \Bettongia\ n.
a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the
bettong.
Syn: genus Bettongia.
[WordNet 1.5] |
bettongia (wn) | Bettongia
n 1: jerboa kangaroo [syn: Bettongia, genus Bettongia] |
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Bettongia (gcide) | Bettongia \Bettongia\ n.
a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the
bettong.
Syn: genus Bettongia.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Bettongia penicillata (gcide) | Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus
Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent
countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
[1913 Webster]
Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
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genus bettongia (wn) | genus Bettongia
n 1: jerboa kangaroo [syn: Bettongia, genus Bettongia] |
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