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macropodid, n. and a. Zool.|məˈkrɒpədɪd|
[f. mod. L. Macropodidae (coined by J. E. Gray 1821, in London Med. Repository XV. 308), f. mod.L. genus name Macropus (coined in G. Shaw Nat. Miscell. (1790) I. sig. O2), f. macro- + Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot: see -id3.]
A. n. A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos and wallabies.
1895Funk's Stand. Dict., Macropodid n. 1969Frith & Calaby Kangaroos 10 At the end of the period of his active interest in the Australian fauna, few species of macropodids remained to be discovered. 1977Sci. Amer. Aug. 79/1 One of the most significant aspects of faunal change in Australia over the past 10 to 15 million years has been the increase in abundance and diversity of macropodids.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating a macropodid.
1948Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. XCI. 241/2 The macropodid mandible shows a further peculiarity that can be matched in no genus of the Phalangeridae. 1976Nature 1–8 Jan. 42/1 To investigate whether one of these mechanisms could account for the behaviour of the newborn quokka (Setonix brachyurus) we have observed parturition in this macropodid marsupial. |