rock wallaby
noun
: any of various medium-sized kangaroos (genus Petrogale) having a gray or brown coat usually with distinctive markings
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Later, though, the officials found 16 rock wallabies sheltering at a waterfall.
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Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2020
The others – three species of manatee and the pygmy-rock wallaby – are distant relations.
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Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
11 Oct. 2011
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Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2020
The others – three species of manatee and the pygmy-rock wallaby – are distant relations.
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Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
11 Oct. 2011
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