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Macropus
(gcide) | Macropus \Mac"ro*pus\, n. [NL. See Macropod.] (Zool.)
A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.
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macropus
(wn) | Macropus
n 1: type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos
and wallabies [syn: Macropus, genus Macropus] |
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Macropus Brunii
(gcide) | Filander \Fil"an*der\, n. (Zool.)
A species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New
Guinea.
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Macropus major
(gcide) | kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the
family Macropodid[ae]. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea,
and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and
a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and
feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest
species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total
length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus
Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the
genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush
kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded
districts. See Wallaby.
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Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian
plant Solanum aviculare.
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass
(Anthistiria australis).
Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under
Jerboa.
Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under
Jumping.
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Macropus robustus
(gcide) | Wallaroo \Wal`la*roo"\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus
Macropus, especially Macropus robustus, sometimes called
the great wallaroo.
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genus macropus
(wn) | genus Macropus
n 1: type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos
and wallabies [syn: Macropus, genus Macropus] |
macropus
(wn) | Macropus
n 1: type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos
and wallabies [syn: Macropus, genus Macropus] |
macropus agiles
(wn) | Macropus agiles
n 1: a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches [syn: {common
wallaby}, Macropus agiles] |
macropus giganteus
(wn) | Macropus giganteus
n 1: very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly
abundant in open wooded areas [syn: giant kangaroo,
great grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus] |
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