Definition of macropod in English:

macropod

noun ˈmakrə(ʊ)pɒdˈmækrəˌpɑd

Zoology

A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
Family Macropodidae: Macropus and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
- But in the case of many macropods, reproduction is characterised by the ability to arrest the development of embryos and, in some arid-dwelling species, even forgo the oestrus cycle.
- Wabularoo naughtoni, supposed ancestor of all the macropods, was clearly a kangaroo (it greatly resembles the potoroos which dwell in Victoria's forests).
- A program in northern NSW is helping to save the endangered rufous bettong, a macropod that plays an important part in forest ecosystems.
- Are you talking about macropods in general like wallabies, the kangaroos as well as the possums or just the Brush-tails in particular?
- In macropods regurgitation is more irregular and infrequent and involves much less chewing and has been termed merycism.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.

Definition of macropod in US English:

macropod

nounˈmækrəˌpɑdˈmakrəˌpäd

Zoology

A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
Family Macropodidae: several genera, in particular Macropus
Example sentencesExamples
- A program in northern NSW is helping to save the endangered rufous bettong, a macropod that plays an important part in forest ecosystems.
- Wabularoo naughtoni, supposed ancestor of all the macropods, was clearly a kangaroo (it greatly resembles the potoroos which dwell in Victoria's forests).
- In macropods regurgitation is more irregular and infrequent and involves much less chewing and has been termed merycism.
- Are you talking about macropods in general like wallabies, the kangaroos as well as the possums or just the Brush-tails in particular?
- But in the case of many macropods, reproduction is characterised by the ability to arrest the development of embryos and, in some arid-dwelling species, even forgo the oestrus cycle.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- ‘foot’.

单词	macropod
释义	Definition of macropod in English: macropod noun ˈmakrə(ʊ)pɒdˈmækrəˌpɑd Zoology A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies. Family Macropodidae: Macropus and other genera Example sentencesExamples But in the case of many macropods, reproduction is characterised by the ability to arrest the development of embryos and, in some arid-dwelling species, even forgo the oestrus cycle. Wabularoo naughtoni, supposed ancestor of all the macropods, was clearly a kangaroo (it greatly resembles the potoroos which dwell in Victoria's forests). A program in northern NSW is helping to save the endangered rufous bettong, a macropod that plays an important part in forest ecosystems. Are you talking about macropods in general like wallabies, the kangaroos as well as the possums or just the Brush-tails in particular? In macropods regurgitation is more irregular and infrequent and involves much less chewing and has been termed merycism. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'. Definition of macropod in US English: macropod nounˈmækrəˌpɑdˈmakrəˌpäd Zoology A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies. Family Macropodidae: several genera, in particular Macropus Example sentencesExamples A program in northern NSW is helping to save the endangered rufous bettong, a macropod that plays an important part in forest ecosystems. Wabularoo naughtoni, supposed ancestor of all the macropods, was clearly a kangaroo (it greatly resembles the potoroos which dwell in Victoria's forests). In macropods regurgitation is more irregular and infrequent and involves much less chewing and has been termed merycism. Are you talking about macropods in general like wallabies, the kangaroos as well as the possums or just the Brush-tails in particular? But in the case of many macropods, reproduction is characterised by the ability to arrest the development of embryos and, in some arid-dwelling species, even forgo the oestrus cycle. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- ‘foot’.
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