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PRONUNCIATION OF TREE KANGAROO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TREE KANGAROO

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Tree kangaroo is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TREE KANGAROO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tree kangaroo

Tree-kangaroo

The tree-kangaroos are a genus of Macropodidae marsupials of the genus Dendrolagus adapted for arboreal locomotion. They inhabit the tropical rainforests of New Guinea, far northeastern Queensland and some of the islands in the region. Most tree-kangaroos are considered threatened due to hunting and habitat destruction. The tree-kangaroo is the only true arboreal member of the kangaroo family.

Definition of tree kangaroo in the English dictionary

The definition of tree kangaroo in the dictionary is any of several arboreal kangaroos of the genus Dendrolagus, of New Guinea and N Australia, having hind and forelegs of a similar length and a long tail.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TREE KANGAROO

tree creeper
tree diagram
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tree fuchsia
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tree house
tree hugger
tree lawn
tree layer
tree line
tree mallow
tree of heaven
tree of knowledge of good and evil
tree of life
tree pipit
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tree runner
tree shrew

WORDS THAT END LIKE TREE KANGAROO

buckaroo
Central Karoo
gillaroo
jackaroo
jillaroo
kangaroo
Karoo
Little Karoo
Lower Karoo
Northern Karoo
rat kangaroo
red kangaroo
Upper Karoo
wallaroo

Synonyms and antonyms of tree kangaroo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tree kangaroo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TREE KANGAROO

Find out the translation of tree kangaroo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tree kangaroo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tree kangaroo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

树袋鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

canguro arborícola
570 millions of speakers

English

tree kangaroo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेड़ कंगारू
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كنغر الشجرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерево кенгуру
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canguru de árvore
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাছ কাঙ্গারো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kangourous arboricoles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pohon kanggaru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baumkänguru
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

木登りカンガルー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나무 캥거루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wit kangaroo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Kangaroo cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரம் கங்காரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झाड कांगारू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağaç kanguru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

albero canguro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kangur drzewo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дерево кенгуру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cangur copac
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δέντρο καγκουρό
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

boom kangaroo
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

träd känguru
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

treet kenguru
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tree kangaroo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TREE KANGAROO»

Discover the use of tree kangaroo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tree kangaroo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud ...
It looks like a bear, but isn’t one.
Sy Montgomery, 2009
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Tully the tree Kangaroo
Text and photographs introduce the tree kangaroo, a native of New Guinea, and its early life in the zoo.
Georgeanne Irvine, 1983
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Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea
Table 2.3 Taxonomy of tree-kangaroos proposed by Tim Flannery in 1996 Species Subspecies Common name Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's Tree- kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus D. i.
Roger William Martin, 2005
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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Habitat loss is not considered to be a significant factor in the decline of Goodfelow's tree kangaroo, so these reserves are most in need of protection from hunting pressure — not from forestry or agriculture. Captive breeding Goodfellow's tree ...
‎2001
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Sweetfish - tree snake
Bennett's tree kangaroo, one of two Australian tree kangaroo species, lives only in remnant rain forests between the Daintree River and Cooktown, northeastern Queensland. A North American porcupine in fall. Some individuals have more.
‎2002
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Australasian Marsupials and Monotremes: An Action Plan for ...
Misool Selatan Strict Nature Reserve Grizzled tree-kangaroo, white-throated tree- kangaroo *=Confirmed records (from Petocz and de Prates 1983; additional information from G. George, pers. comm.) 3. Conservation of Marsupials and ...
Michael Kennedy, IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group, 1992
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Bobby the Tree Kangaroo
Bobby the tree kangaroo is a tale about a tree kangaroo joey learning to climb trees. There is no shortage of encouragement from the time of being in the safety of his mothers pouch to accomplishing this big step in his life. Ages 2+.
‎2011
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Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies, and ...
13. Functional. pedal. morphology. of. the. extinct. tree-kangaroo. Bohra. ( Diprotodontia: Macropodidae). N.M.. Warburton. and. G.J.. Prideaux. Figure 13.1: Right pes of four macropodines in dorsal view.
Graeme Coulson, Mark Derek Bruce Eldridge, 2010
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Wild About You!
Joining the new baby animals at the zoo are the much-loved pengaroo and the pandacat.
Judy Sierra, 2012
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Experiments in Consilience: Integrating Social And ...
While the PHVA focused largely on the Matschie's tree kangaroo, this workshop was unique among the Network cases in that a general conservation assessment was done concurrently for all of PNG's tree kangaroo species. The workshop ...
Frances Westley, Philip S. Miller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TREE KANGAROO»

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Orphaned Tree Kangaroo Raised By Surrogate Wallaby Mother at …
An orphaned infant tree kangaroo has been saved by veterinarians who used a wallaby as its surrogate mother in what an Australian zoo says is a world first. «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
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Love is in the air — literally — for Taronga's tree kangaroos
Tree kangaroos are closely related to their ground-dwelling cousins but have much ... To the untrained eye, Goodfellow's tree kangaroos all look quite similar but ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Queensland drought linked to increased rate of blindness among …
The heavy-bodied tree kangaroos are endemic to Australia and found predominantly on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, in Far North Queensland where ... «9news.com.au, May 15»
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Dreamworld successfully breeds tree kangaroo
Animal handlers at a Gold Coast theme park are hopping with joy after a brand new joey popped its head from the pouch of a shy Lumholtz's tree kangaroo. «ABC Online, May 15»
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Nebraska zoos integral to global conservation efforts
While on a field trip from school, about a dozen first grade students gathered around the Matschie's tree kangaroo exhibit at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. «NET Website, May 15»
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Red tape blocking rare tree kangaroo breeding
A rare tree kangaroo's transfer from the Gold Coast to Western Australia is being held up by paperwork, leaving two females waiting, ready to help repopulate ... «ABC Local, May 15»
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Cross a Kangaroo, Koala, Sloth, Monkey, and Bear and This Is What …
Dabek is a National Geographic grantee and founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program at the Woodland Park Zoo. For almost 20 years she has ... «Voices, Apr 15»
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Perth Zoo launches Goodfellows tree kangaroo breeding program in …
Zookeepers in Perth are hoping a new breeding program for the critically endangered Goodfellows tree kangaroo could result in a joey by Christmas. «ABC Online, Apr 15»
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New tree kangaroo at Belfast zoo
The zoo is home to the only Goodfellow's tree kangaroos in the UK and Ireland - in fact there are only 22 tree kangaroos in the whole of Europe, and only six of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Oct 14»
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Zoo's tree kangaroo birth a UK first
The zoo is home to the only Goodfellow's tree kangaroos in the United Kingdom and Ireland and they are celebrating the first joey to be born in the isles. «U.TV, Oct 14»

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