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tree kangaroo

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus Dendrolagus, adapted for life in the trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tree wallaby

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wallaby, brush kangaroo

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cangur arborícola — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 樹袋鼠 /树袋鼠 — Translations
  • Dutch: boomkangoeroe — Translations
  • Finnish: puukenguru — Translations
  • French: kangourou arboricole — Translations
  • Irish: cangarú crainn — Translations
  • Japanese: 木登カンガルー — Translations
  • Japanese: キノボリカンガルー (kinobori kangarū) — Translations
  • Navajo: tsinlátah nahatʼeʼiitsoh — Translations
  • Polish: drzewiak — Translations
  • Thai: จิงโจ้ต้นไม้ (jing-jôo-dtôn-máai) — Translations