Definition of macropus:

part of speech: noun

The kangaroo, in allusion to the great length of its hind feet.

Usage examples:

• Number 48. Macropus laniger. George Grey in "Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)".

• 1: 1 1: 4 2: 1 6: 1 6: 9. Macropus giganteus Shaw. George Grey in "Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)".

• Macropus atlas, lower jaw of. Sir Charles Lyell in "The Student's Elements of Geology".

• 1: 1 6: 1. Macropus minor Shaw. George Grey in "Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)".