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potoroo

potoroo noun: any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia.

potoroo: any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia
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Noun

potoroo (plural potoroos)

  1. Any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia.
    • Potoroos resemble bettongs, both in size and lifestyle, but the potoroos have a more tapered head and pointed snout, a less robust build and a shorter tail.1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 41
    • A black man with his back turned to me was putting three potaroos on the fire to cook.2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 368

Forms of potoroo

pluralpotoroos
alternative formpotaroo

Origin of potoroo

Borrowed from Dharug buduru.

Words formed from potoroo

Questions about potoroo

What does potoroo mean?
Potoroo means any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia.
What part of speech is potoroo?
Potoroo is a noun.
What is the plural of potoroo?
The plural of potoroo is potoroos.

Words near potoroo in the dictionary

  1. potorines
  2. potoroid
  3. potoroids
  4. potoroine
  5. potoroines
  6. potoroo
  7. potoroos
  8. Potosi
  9. potosiite
  10. Potosí
  11. Potot

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