< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FILANDER, in zoölogy, Halmaturus asiaticus, a species of kangaroo found in the N. of Australia, in the region of King George's Sound. It is about the size of a common rabbit, and has a scaly tail. It is also called the short-tailed kangaroo.
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