English Dictionary

ONYCHOGALEA

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Onychogalea mean? 

ONYCHOGALEA (noun)
  The noun ONYCHOGALEA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Macropodidaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


ONYCHOGALEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Macropodidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Onychogalea; Onychogalea

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Onychogalea"):

nail-tailed kangaroo; nail-tailed wallaby (small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail)

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

family Macropodidae; Macropodidae (kangaroos; wallabies)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds." (English proverb)

"Don't sell eggs in the bottom of hens" (Breton proverb)

"The carpenter's door is loose." (Arabic proverb)

"Hasty speed is rarely good" (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact