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GENUS PETROGALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Petrogale mean?
• GENUS PETROGALE (noun)
The noun GENUS PETROGALE has 1 sense:
1. rock wallabies
Familiarity information: GENUS PETROGALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rock wallabies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Petrogale; Petrogale
Hypernyms ("genus Petrogale" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Petrogale"):
rock kangaroo; rock wallaby (slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas)
Holonyms ("genus Petrogale" is a member of...):
family Macropodidae; Macropodidae (kangaroos; wallabies)
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