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    MACROPODIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Kangaroos; wallabiesplay

    Synonyms:

    family Macropodidae; Macropodidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "Macropodidae"):

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

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

    genus Lagorchestes; Lagorchestes (hare wallabies)

    genus Onychogalea; Onychogalea (a genus of Macropodidae)

    genus Petrogale; Petrogale (rock wallabies)

    genus Thylogale; Thylogale (pademelons)

    Dendrolagus; genus Dendrolagus (tree wallabies)

    genus Hypsiprymnodon; Hypsiprymnodon (musk kangaroos)

    Potoroinae; subfamily Potoroinae (rat kangaroos)

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

    Marsupialia; order Marsupialia (coextensive with the subclass Metatheria)

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