Potoroo

·noun Any small kangaroo belonging to Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat.

potoroo
n. aboriginal name for a Kangaroo-Rat (q.v.). See also Potorousand Roo. 1790. John White, `Journal...

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