onychogale

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


the scientific name of the genuscontaining the Nail-tailed Wallabies (q.v.). Theyderive their name from the presence of a peculiar hornyappendage to their tails. (Grk. 'onux, 'onuchos,a claw, and galae, a weasel.) For the species,see Wallaby.