MACROPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Macropus mean? 

• MACROPUS (noun)
  The noun MACROPUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACROPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Macropus; Macropus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "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 ("Macropus" is a member of...):

family Macropodidae; Macropodidae (kangaroos; wallabies)