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Definition of Nail-tailed wallaby
1. Noun. Small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail.
Exact synonyms: Nail-tailed Kangaroo
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Genus Onychogalea, Onychogalea
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Genus Onychogalea, Onychogalea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nail-tailed Wallaby
Literary usage of Nail-tailed wallaby
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The National Zoological Park: A Popular Account of Its Collections by Ned Hollister (1919)
"... the tail is less robust than in the other species and is not used as a ground
rest when the animal stands erect. The nail-tailed wallaby ..."
2. The Native Tribes of Central Australia by Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen (1899)
"... (nail-tailed wallaby) people who lived there. Their Churinga were deposited
in two spots close to the storehouse of the ..."
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