petrogale

noun

pe·​trog·​a·​le

pə‧ˈträgəˌlē

1

capitalized : a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the rock wallabies

2

plural -s : rock wallaby

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from petr- + Greek galē weasel, ferret

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