Macropod

Word MACROPOD
Character 8
Hyphenation mac ro pod
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Macropod"

What do we mean by macropod?

Any of various herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs and large hind limbs used for leaping, and including kangaroos, wallabies, and quokkas. noun

Having long or large feet or legs.

A long-legged or long-footed animal. noun

Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab. noun

A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons. noun

Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab. noun

A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.

Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.

1. having big feet. 2. relating to Macropus, a genus of marsupials. Urban Dictionary

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The word "macropod" in example sentences

Jude Eliacin, a 39-year-old customer, wondered whether there's a difference between the animals, both members of the macropod family. ❋ David Kesmodel (2011)

Yadav, had studied macropod distribution on small land-bridge islands offshore from western Australia. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

They calculated the density at which each macropod species populated its habitat. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

Some of the smaller islands held only a single macropod species, the tammar or the rock wallaby. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

Main and Yadav were interested in macropod conservation, not theory. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

Hi LA Lawyer, You could export the userform from its existing document, then macropod replied to LA Lawyer on Thursday, April 15, 2010 3: 14 AM ❋ Unknown (2010)

Later that day a mother-of-three encountered the aroused kangaroo at a night-time speedway meeting, while a man said he challenged the intimidating macropod and came off second best, receiving a swift punch in response. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Greek, macropod means "long foot", which is appropriate as most macropods have very long hind feet with long strong toes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Euro is another term for the wallaroo, a macropod found over most of eastern Australia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For each island under scrutiny, they noted the presence or absence of various macropod species, the island’s size, and its diversity of vegetation. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

The biggest macropod, the red kangaroo, didn’t exist on any of the islands. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

1. Is [the Bigfoot] macropodous? The name suggests so. 2. [Euros] and [wallabies] are macropodous animals. ❋ Uttam Maharjan (2012)

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