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Princeton's WordNet
bettongnoun
short-nosed rat kangaroo
Wiktionary
bettongnoun
Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos
Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip
Etymology: Recorded in English since 1830–40; from the aboriginal language ba-daŋ
Wikipedia
Bettong
Bettongs, species of the genus Bettongia, are potoroine marsupials once common in Australia. They are important ecosystem engineers displaced during the colonisation of the continent, and are vulnerable to threatening factors such as altered fire regimes, land clearing, pastoralism and introduced predatory species such as the fox and cat.
Webster Dictionary
Bettongnoun
a small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo
Wikidata
Bettong
The bettongs are species of the genus Bettongia, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. Five species are recognised: ⁕Eastern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi ⁕Boodie, Bettongia lesueur ⁕Bettongia moyesi, Middle Miocene bettong from Riversleigh ⁕Woylie, Bettongia penicillata ⁕Nullarbor dwarf bettong, †Bettongia pusilla ⁕Northern bettong, Bettongia tropica The rufous rat-kangaroo is sometimes referred to as a bettong, but this is not strictly correct.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bettong in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bettong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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