noun
small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
• Syn: ↑nail-tailed kangaroo
• Hypernyms: ↑wallaby, ↑brush kangaroo
• Member Holonyms: ↑Onychogalea, ↑genus Onychogalea
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noun also nail-tailed kangaroo \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\; or nail-tail \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : any of a genus (Onychogalea) of small kangaroos with brightly marked silky fur and a horny nail on the tip of the tail
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nail-tailed wallaby «NAYL TAYLD»,
a small wallaby with a horny growth on the tip of the tail, found in semiarid parts of Australia.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.