jerboa kangaroo
- noun
- Australian
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canguro jerboá
- The jerboa kangaroo, with its long hind legs, is well-adapted to jumping across the Australian terrain.
Examples
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Unlike other kangaroos, the jerboa kangaroo is active mostly at dawn and dusk.
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The jerboa kangaroo is native to Australia.
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Scientists are studying the diet of the endangered jerboa kangaroo to better protect its habitat.
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The jerboa kangaroo is found in the forests of eastern Australia.
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Many jerboa kangaroos can be found in the outback.
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Scientists are studying the diet of the endangered jerboa kangaroo to better protect its habitat.
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Unlike other kangaroos, the jerboa kangaroo is primarily nocturnal, making it a unique sight at night.
Synonyms
A small Australian animal with a pouch and a long tail that hops at night
A small Australian animal with a pouch that looks like a rabbit-sized rat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun compound combines two concrete animal names so its meaning (a kangaroo-like animal resembling a jerboa) is directly derivable from 'jerboa' + 'kangaroo' following normal compounding patterns. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and comparable compounding logic exists in many languages, so a learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Jerboa kangaroo The name jerboa kangaroo comes from how the animal looks: it has long back legs and a brush-like tail like a jerboa, while being a small Australian animal, a kind of kangaroo. So the name links those two images and helps you remember it is a 'small hopping kangaroo'.
