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Definition of Tree kangaroo
1. Noun. Arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length.
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Dendrolagus, Genus Dendrolagus
Definition of Tree kangaroo
1. Noun. Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus ''Dendrolagus'', adapted for life in the trees ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Kangaroo
Literary usage of Tree kangaroo
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)
"effect, stunning them, or breaking their legs so that they can not escape.
The tree kangaroo ... tree kangaroo ..."
2. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"The fur of the tree kangaroo is so remarkably dark that its deep tinting serves-
as an infallible mark of distinction, by means of which it may be ..."
3. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"There was a very fine tree kangaroo in the Zoological Gardens about 1865 or 1866.
... THE first animal upon our list is the remarkable tree kangaroo ..."
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