Macropus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Macropus \Mac"ro*pus\, n. [NL. See {Macropod}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Macropus
       n : type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and
           wallabies [syn: {genus Macropus}]