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Preferred term

Macropodidae  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Kangaroo
  • Kangaroos
  • Macropus
  • Petrogale
  • Petrogales
  • Quokka
  • Quokkas
  • Wallabies
  • Wallaby
  • Wallaroo
  • Wallaroos

Scope note

  • A family of herbivorous leaping MAMMALS of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Members include kangaroos, wallabies, quokkas, and wallaroos.

History note

  • 2005 (1975)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • kengurujen heimo
  • Macropodidae
  • Swedish

  • Klippkänguruer
  • Känguruer
  • Macropus
  • Quokka
  • Vallaby
  • Wallaroo

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007614

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