rat-kangaroo

[ rat-kang-guh-roo ]
/ ˈrætˌkæŋ gəˌru /

noun, plural rat-kan·ga·roos.

any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.

Origin of rat-kangaroo

First recorded in 1840–50

British Dictionary definitions for rat kangaroo

rat kangaroo

noun

any of several ratlike kangaroos of the genera Bettongia, Potorous, Aepyprymnus, etc, found on the Australian mainland and in Tasmania