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Dictionary entry overview: What does Macropus mean?

• MACROPUS (noun)
The noun MACROPUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

Familiarity information: MACROPUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MACROPUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Macropus; Macropus

Hypernyms ("Macropus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Macropus"):

giant kangaroo; great grey kangaroo; Macropus giganteus (very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas)

common wallaby; Macropus agiles (height 30 inches)

Holonyms ("Macropus" is a member of...):

family Macropodidae; Macropodidae (kangaroos; wallabies)

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