Definition of Nail-tailed kangaroo

1. Noun. Small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail.

Exact synonyms: Nail-tailed Wallaby
Generic synonyms: Brush Kangaroo, Wallaby
Group relationships: Genus Onychogalea, Onychogalea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nail-tailed Kangaroo

naif
naifer
naifest
naifly
naifs
naik
naiks
nail-biter
nail-biting
nail-bitingly
nail-bomb
nail-file
nail-headed
nail-patella syndrome
nail-tailed kangaroo (current term)
nail-tailed wallaby
nail Jell-O to a tree
nail bar
nail bed
nail beds
nail biter
nail biting
nail bomb
nail clipper
nail clippers
nail diseases
nail down
nail enamel
nail extension

Literary usage of Nail-tailed kangaroo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... Nail-Tailed Kangaroo, first described by Mr. Gould, has a nail-like horny excrescence at the end of its tail. It is smaller than the foregoing species. ..."

2. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"The flesh of the nail-tailed kangaroo (Onychogalea lunata) is white and well tasted. That of the hare kangaroo (Lagorchestes ..."

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