n.
the scientific name for thetypical genus of Macropodidae, established by Shaw in1800. From the Greek makropous, long-footed. Itincludes the Kangaroo (q.v.) and Wallaby (q.v.). M. giganteus, Zimm., is the Giant Kangaroo, or Forester (q.v.).
·noun genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo. ...
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