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macropod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macro-p-od
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

macropods (plural)

Derived Forms

macropodian

Frequently Paired Words

euro joey wallaroo

Questions

What does macropod mean?
A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
Where does macropod come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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