macropod

Etymology

From macro- + -pod, after Latin Macropodidae. Compare micropod.

noun

  1. A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
  2. Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.

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