Meanings
nountree kangaroo (plural tree kangaroos)
plural tree kangaroos
- Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus Dendrolagus, adapted for life in the trees.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounarboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
Similar
Broader
wallabybrush kangaroo
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan cangur arborícola
- cangur arborícolaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 樹袋鼠 /树袋鼠
- 樹袋鼠 /树袋鼠Translations
Dutch boomkangoeroe
- boomkangoeroeTranslations
Finnish puukenguru
- puukenguruTranslations
French kangourou arboricole
- kangourou arboricoleTranslations
Irish cangarú crainn
- cangarú crainnTranslations
Japanese 木登カンガルー, キノボリカンガルー
- 木登カンガルーTranslations
- キノボリカンガルー (kinobori kangarū)Translations
Polish drzewiak
- drzewiakTranslations
Thai จิงโจ้ต้นไม้
- จิงโจ้ต้นไม้ (jing-jôo-dtôn-máai)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
tree kangaroo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20kangaroo
MLA
“tree kangaroo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20kangaroo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree kangaroo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20kangaroo.
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