"potoroo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potoroos [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Dharug badaru. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|badaru}} Dharug badaru Head templates: {{en-noun}} potoroo (plural potoroos)
  1. Any species of the genus Potorous of the rat kangaroo family Potoroidae, endemic to Australia. Wikipedia link: potoroo Categories (lifeform): Macropods Synonyms: potaroo Derived forms: long-footed potoroo, long-nosed potoroo Translations (marsupial of the genus Potorous): дългонос кенгуров плъх (dǎlgonos kengurov plǎh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 長鼻袋鼠 (Chinese Mandarin), 长鼻袋鼠 (chángbí dàishǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), päästäiskenguru (Finnish), potoroo [masculine] (Italian), потору (potoru) (Kazakh), kanguroszczur [masculine] (Polish), poturu (Polish), potoru [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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