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Bettongia gaimardi (Tasmanian bettong)

Etymology

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Recorded in English since 1830–40; from Dharug badang.

Noun

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bettong (plural bettongs)

  1. Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos.
    Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip.

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