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GENUS MACROPUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

Synonyms:

genus Macropus; Macropus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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