MACROPOD


Meaning of MACROPOD in English

[ 'makrə(ʊ)pɒd ]

■ noun Zoology a plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family (Macropodidae) that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Macropodidae , from macro- + Gk pous , pod- 'foot'.

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