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Definition of Tree wallaby
1. Noun. Arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length.
Exact synonyms: Tree Kangaroo
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Dendrolagus, Genus Dendrolagus
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Dendrolagus, Genus Dendrolagus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Wallaby
Literary usage of Tree wallaby
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1898)
"This tree-wallaby is the only one I have ever seen, though I have spent many
years in the Australian bush. We were just getting to the top of the range when ..."
2. Guide to Queensland by Charles Schaefer Rutlidge (1899)
"... and tree wallaby, Nail-Tail, and Hare Kangaroo, and a couple of rabbit-like
animals termed respectively Bettongs and Kangaroo Eats. ..."