MACROPUS GIGANTEUS

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Meaning:

Very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas

Synonyms:

giant kangaroo; great grey kangaroo; Macropus giganteus

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Nouns denoting animals

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

kangaroo (any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail)

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

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