Brush Kangaroo (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The brush kangaroo, also known as the red-necked wallaby, is a well-known inhabitant of Eastern Australia's coastal forests.
- Wildlife experts spent years tracking a rare, brightly colored brush kangaroo through the underbrush of a remote Tasmanian nature reserve.
- Researchers identified several new species of brush kangaroo in the past decade, doubling the number of known species.
- A group of experienced hikers encountered a family of brush kangaroos on their trek through the rugged terrain of rural New South Wales.
- A photographer spent hours hiding behind a tree, waiting for the perfect shot of a rare, white-spotted brush kangaroo.