genus macropus

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   type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

   SynonymsMacropus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofMacropodidae

Questions about genus macropus

What does genus macropus mean?

genus macropus means "type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies".

What is another word for genus macropus?

Close synonyms include Macropus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus macropus a common word?

genus macropus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.