- boongary
- boon·ga·ry
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boongary
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boongary — noun A tree kangaroo of northern Queensland. The boongary sleeps during the day, nestled in a fork in the branches high among the tree tops … Wiktionary
boongary — /boohng geuh ree/, n., pl. boongaries. a small, tree dwelling kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, inhabiting northeastern Queensland. Also called Lumholtz s kangaroo. [1885 90; < Warrgamay (Austral Aboriginal language spoken on the lower Herbert… … Universalium
boongary — /bunˈgɛəri / (say boohn gairree) noun (plural boongaries) → Lumholtz s tree kangaroo. {Australian Aboriginal; Warrgamay bulnggari} …
boongary — n. small tree kangaroo … Dictionary of difficult words
boongary — ˈbüŋgərē noun ( es) Etymology: native name in Australia : a small tree wallaby (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) native to Queensland … Useful english dictionary
Lumholtz's kangaroo — /loom hohlt siz/ boongary. [after Norwegian naturalist Carl S. Lumholtz (1851 1922), who first described it] * * * … Universalium
Dawson Valley railway line — The Dawson Valley Branch Railway was a railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. Gold was discovered in the Mount Morgan region of Central Queensland in 1882. The Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company was authorised by government in 1890 to build … Wikipedia
Lumholtz's tree kangaroo — /ˌlʌmhɒltsəz ˈtri kæŋgəru/ (say .lumholtsuhz tree kangguhrooh) noun a stocky, greyish marsupial, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, found in mountainous forest areas of north eastern Queensland, having long, powerful, forelegs, a long, cylindrical, non… …
Lumholtz's kangaroo — /loom hohlt siz/ boongary. [after Norwegian naturalist Carl S. Lumholtz (1851 1922), who first described it] … Useful english dictionary
