Etymology

bettong

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Today it means: Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos. Full definition →

Dharug badang
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  1. Dharug · borrowed frombadang
  2. English todaybettong

Borrowed from Dharug badang. Recorded in English since 1830–40.

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