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Definition of Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
1. Noun. Small kangaroo of northeastern Australia.
Generic synonyms: Kangaroo
Group relationships: Genus Hypsiprymnodon, Hypsiprymnodon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypsiprymnodon Moschatus
Literary usage of Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"... about an inch of the base clothed with hair, the remainder naked, scaly,
intermixed with a few short minute hairs. Hypsiprymnodon moschatus. Sp. Nov. ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"Hypsiprymnodon moschatus. Sp. floo. All the upper surface of the body clothed
with close and rather stiff fur, of a rich golden colour, mixed with black, ..."
3. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"... (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus). According to the uniform custom of the natives
when they ramble through the woods, he frequently took a ..."
4. Official Year Book of New South Wales by Australian Bureau of Statistics (1897)
"... as large as a man, to the little musk kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus),
which can easily be concealed in the pocket. Their hind limbs are very long, ..."
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