potoroo

potoroo

English

Potorous tridactylus (long-nosed potoroo)

Wikispecies

Etymology

Probably from Dharug badaru.

Noun

potoroo (plural potoroos)

1. Any species of the genus Potorous of the rat kangaroo family Potoroidae, endemic to Australia. [from 18th c.]
   • 1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland 2004, p. 41:

     Potoroos resemble bettongs, both in size and lifestyle, but the potoroos have a more tapered head and pointed snout, a less robust build and a shorter tail.

Translations

marsupial of the genus Potorous'

Finnish: päästäiskenguru