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Petrogale
Pe-trog′a-le
(pē̍-trŏg′ȧ-lē)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
πέτρα
a rock + γαλῆ
a weasel.] (Zool.)
Any Australian kangaroo of the genus
Petrogale
, as the rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata
). Definition 2024
Petrogale
Petrogale
Translingual
Proper noun
Petrogale f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Macropodidae – certain of the wallabies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Macropodiformes - suborder; Macropodidae - family; Macropodinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Petrogale penicillata - type species; for other species see
Petrogale on Wikispecies.Wikispecies