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Meanings of brush kangaroo in English

Portuguese
wallabee
Catalan
ualabi
Spanish
walabí

Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored.

wallabee
Synonyms
Examples for "wallaby"
Examples for "wallaby"
1
And a quirky nature fact about the dentition of a small wallaby.
Radio NZ
2
The wallaby is a smaller kind of kangaroo which is also hunted.
Town Life in Australia
3
Find it but man doesn't know that a wallaby is a kangaroo.
The new yorker
4
We have seen no other game, except one wallaby and one kangaroo.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
5
Saw traces of kangaroo, emu, and wallaby on our way here yesterday.
McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia
Usage of brush kangaroo in English
1
The brush kangaroo is easily killed by the dogs; a grip in the throat or loins usually suffices.
Forest and Frontiers; Or, Adventures Among the Indians
2
Father used to set snares for the brush kangaroo and the bandicoots, like he'd been used to do for the hares in the old country.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
Translations for brush kangaroo
Portuguese
wallabeewallaby
Catalan
ualabi
Spanish
walabí