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n. A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.

n. The typical genus of Macropodidæ, established by Shaw in 1800. M. major is the giant kangaroo, or forester. See forester, 4, and cut under kangaroo.

n. A generic name which has been variously used for certain fishes, birds, insects, and crustaceans, but is no longer in use, being antedated by the same name in mammalogy.

n. type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies

"My fall BIOS independent studies student, Raymond Deckel is investigating just how small a hole Octopus macropus can fit through as well as how long it takes them to squeeze through different sizes of holes."

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Macropus