| 单词 | potoroo |
| 释义 | ‖ potoroo|pɒtəˈruː|
Also 8 poto roo.
[Native name in New South Wales.]
A small nocturnal marsupial belonging to the genus Potorous, esp. P. tridactylus, found in areas of dense vegetation in Australia; = kangaroo-rat 1, rat-kangaroo s.v. rat n.1 7 e.
1790J. White Voy. N.S. Wales 286 The Poto Roo, or Kangaroo Rat. 1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 265/2 The Potoroos..present..the same dentition as does the Koala. 1841Waterhouse Marsupialia 172 The Hypsiprimni, or Potoroos, and Kangaroo-rats as they are termed, differ chiefly from the true Kangaroos, in possessing distinct canines. 1907P. Fountain Rambles of Austral. Naturalist iv. 38 There are several local varieties of the potoroo. 1923F. W. Jones Mammals S. Austral. 218 The remaining potoroos should be carefully protected. 1943C. Barrett Austral. Animal Bk. xi. 100 The dark rat-kangaroo, known to the natives of Port Jackson as the potoroo,..is now a rare animal. 1965Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Aug. 13 The potoroo is one of the rarest native animals. 1970W. D. L. Ride Guide Native Mammals Austral. 64 Potoroos apparently require the dense natural vegetation of their habitat for protection. 1975Nature 8 May 141/2 The bones we exhibited included forms similar to those of living potoroos and phalangers. |
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