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GENUS MACROPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies
Synonyms:
genus Macropus; Macropus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Macropus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Macropus"):
giant kangaroo; great grey kangaroo; Macropus giganteus (very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas)
common wallaby; Macropus agiles (a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches)
Holonyms ("genus Macropus" is a member of...):
family Macropodidae; Macropodidae (kangaroos; wallabies)
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