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potoroo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Australian rat kangaroos

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rat kangaroo, kangaroo rat

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug buduru.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дългонос кенгуров плъх (dǎlgonos kengurov plǎh) — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長鼻袋鼠 /长鼻袋鼠 (chángbí dàishǔ) — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Finnish: päästäiskenguru — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Italian: potoroo — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Kazakh: потору (potoru) — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Polish: kanguroszczur — marsupial of the genus Potorous
  • Serbo-Croatian: potoru — marsupial of the genus Potorous