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Definition of Rock kangaroo
1. Noun. Slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas.
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Genus Petrogale, Petrogale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Kangaroo
Literary usage of Rock kangaroo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1854)
"I remain, Gentlemen, yours sincerely obliged, WV GUISE. On. a new species of Rock
Kangaroo. By Dr. JE GRAY. Yellow-legged rock kangaroo, ..."
2. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"In the tree Kangaroo we have already seen a remarkable instance of .unexpe^
powers, and the rock kangaroo will shortly be seen to be possessed of equal, ..."
3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... the Great rock kangaroo. It is the Black Wallaroo of the colonists, and inhabits
the mountain ranges in the interior of New South Wales. ..."
4. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"NEXT upon our list of Marsupials comes the celebrated rock kangaroo ... It is,
indeed, very seldom the case that the rock kangaroo will allow itself to be ..."
5. List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1843)
"The PLAIN-COLOURED rock kangaroo. PETROGALE in- ornata, Gould, Ann. and Mag. ...
Deposited by Bynoe, Esq. The SHORT-EARED rock kangaroo. ..."
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