Macropodidae

Translingual

Macropus giganteus

Etymology

From Macropus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Macropodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – marsupials including kangaroos and wallabies.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Macropodiformes - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Macropodinae, Sthenurinae (subfamilies)
- Dendrolagus, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Lagorchestes, Lagostrophus, Macropus, Onychogalea, Petrogale, Setonix, Thylogale, Wallabia (genera)
- †Sthenurus (extinct genus)

References

Macropodidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macropodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Macropodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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