MACROPOD

Etymology

Noun

macropod (plural macropods)

A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.

Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.

Source: Wiktionary


Mac"ro*pod, n. Etym: [Macro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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