MACROPUS

Macropus, genus Macropus

(noun) type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mac"ro*pus, n. Etym: [NL. See Macropod.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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