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BETTONG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bettong mean?
• BETTONG (noun)
The noun BETTONG has 1 sense:
1. short-nosed rat kangaroo
Familiarity information: BETTONG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Short-nosed rat kangaroo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("bettong" is a kind of...):
kangaroo rat; rat kangaroo (any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos)
Holonyms ("bettong" is a member of...):
Bettongia; genus Bettongia (jerboa kangaroo)
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