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macropod

Pronunciation: /ˈmakrə(ʊ)pɒd/

Definition of macropod

noun

Zoology
  • a plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
    • Family Macropodidae: Macropus and other genera

Origin:

late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'

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