Potoroo

Language: 
NSW COAST
Australian: 
Poto Roo
English JS Main: 
Potoroo
English: 
A Poto Roo====The marsupial ... is coloured brown with white-grey underparts, overlaid with black and grey hatched lines, and a black pouch on its lower belly. ... Credits: The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category: 
fauna: mammals
Sub-category: 
kangaroo
Source: 
Banks MS
Page: 
34.59
Respelt: 
bådå-ru
Part of speech: 
noun
Comment: 
Banks Ms34:59 [KS has no number, not ’3’ JS] Port Jackson Drawing - no. 59: Un-named mammal ("Poto Roo") / Port Jackson Painter] -------------- ‘ The marsupialÊfamily Potoridae includes the bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos. All are small, brown, jumping marsupials and resemble a large rodentÊor a very small wallaby. ‘ <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com>