"bettong" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bettongs [plural]
Etymology: Recorded in English since 1830–40; from Dharug badang. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|badang}} Dharug badang Head templates: {{en-noun}} bettong (plural bettongs)
  1. Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos. Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Derived forms: brush tailed bettong, burrowing bettong, northern bettong, rufous bettong, Tasmanian bettong Related terms: boodie, potoroo, rat kangaroo, woylie

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