WALLAROO

Etymology

Noun

wallaroo (plural wallaroos)

Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

The common wallaroo, Macropus robustus; the most common and widespread species of the three.

Hyponyms

• (any of three intermediate-size macropods)

common wallaroo, hill wallaroo - Macropus robustus

black wallaroo, Bernard's wallaroo, Woodward's wallaroo - Macropus bernardus

antilopine wallaroo - Macropus antilopinus

• (Macropus robustus): eastern wallaroo, euro

Source: Wiktionary


Wal`la*roo", n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus Macropus, especially M. robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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