Tree Kangaroo Definition

noun
Any of several arboreal macropods of the genus Dendrolagus of eastern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having strong forelimbs, smaller hind limbs than most other kangaroos, and a very long tail, used for balance when climbing.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • tree wallaby

Other Word Forms of Tree Kangaroo

Noun

Singular:
tree kangaroo
Plural:
tree-kangaroos

Tree Kangaroo Sentence Examples

  • The rock wallabies again have short tarsi of the hind legs, with a long pliable tail for climbing, like that of the tree kangaroo of New Guinea, or that of the jerboa.

  • Arboreal species include the well-known opossums (Phalanger); the extraordinary tree-kangaroo of the Queensland tropics; the flying squirrel, which expands a membrane between the legs and arms, and by its aid makes long sailing jumps from tree to tree; and the native bear (Phascolarctos), an animal with no affinities to the bear, and having a long soft fur and no tail.

  • The best-known species, Lumholtz' tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), is found in North Queensland.

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