Kangaroo
Kangaroo noun - Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail.
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Wallaby
Wallaby noun - Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored.
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Both words in one sentence
- As he's explained many times, he's a wallaby — "Like a kangaroo, only smaller."
Source: I Am Not Weasel -
He's a male wallaby (a type of small kangaroo) and clearly lacks a pouch.
Source: Animal Gender-Bender - Or a wallaby is a cross between a Kangaroo and Martin Short!
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