Rat-kangaroo
[rat-kang-guh-roo] /ˈrætˌkæŋ gəˌru/
noun, plural rat-kangaroos.
1.
any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
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