Poephaga

plural noun

Po·​eph·​a·​ga

pōˈefəgə

in some especially former classifications

: a group including the kangaroos and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek poēphaga, neuter plural of poēphagos grass-eating, from poa grass + -phagos -phagous

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