Found 2 items, similar to Kangaroo hare.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: kangaroo hare
kangaroo hare
n : small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has
persistent teeth [syn:
hare wallaby]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Kangaroo hare
kangaroo
\kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the
family
Macropodid[ae]. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea,
and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and
a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and
feeble. The giant kangaroo (
Macropus major) is the largest
species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total
length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus
Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the
genus
Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush
kangaroos, of the genus
Halmaturus, inhabit wooded
districts. See
Wallaby.
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Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian
plant
Solanum aviculare.
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass
(
Anthistiria australis).
Kangaroo hare (Zo["o]l.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under
Jerboa.
Kangaroo mouse. (Zo["o]l.) See
Jumping mouse, under
Jumping.
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