Potoroo, or KANGAROO RAT (Hypsiprymnus), a genus of marsupials, related to kangaroos. None of the species are larger than rabbits. They feed on roots, for which they dig with their fore-feet. Two other genera, Bettongia and Epiprymnus, are nearly related.
Potoroo
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 358
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