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Definition of Bettong
1. Noun. Short-nosed rat kangaroo.
Definition of Bettong
1. n. A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.
Definition of Bettong
1. Noun. Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Bettong
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bettong
Literary usage of Bettong
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cecil's Books of Natural History by Selim Hobart Peabody (1880)
"The word bettong is a native name for a class of small kangaroos which have ...
The brush-tailed bettong is about as large as a hare, and has a tail not ..."
2. Strange Dwellings: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1872)
"The Brush-tailed bettong is about as large as a hare, and its tail is not ...
The localities wherein the bettong is found are large grassy hills whereon ..."
3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1872)
"The canine (</), with it* compressed crown, is also " bettong-like," and ...
The disposition of the incisor teeth is the same as in the " bettong " (PI. ..."
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