boongary

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 River, Queensland) bulngarri]

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