Definition of Petrogale

1. Noun. Rock wallabies.

Exact synonyms: Genus Petrogale
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Macropodidae, Macropodidae
Member holonyms: Rock Kangaroo, Rock Wallaby

Definition of Petrogale

1. n. Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata).

Definition of Petrogale

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the genus ''Petrogale'' of Australian kangaroos, such as the rock wallaby (''P. penicillata''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Petrogale

1. Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. Penicillata). Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A rock + a weasel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrogale

petro-dictatorship
petro-occipital
petro-occipital fissure
petro-occipital joint
petroccipital
petrochemical
petrochemically
petrochemicals
petrochemist
petrochemistry
petrochemists
petrocortyne
petrodiesel
petrodollar
petrodollars
petrogale (current term)
petrogeneses
petrogenesis
petrogenetic
petrogenic
petrogenies
petrogeny
petrogeological
petrogeologist
petrogeologists
petrogeology
petroglyph
petroglyphic
petroglyphs
petroglyphy

Literary usage of Petrogale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"Description of a supposed New Species of Rock Wallaby from the Palm Islands, on the North-east Coast of Australia, proposed to be called petrogale assimilis ..."

2. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1898)
"The aorta and great vessels are as in petrogale. The common carotid, bifurcates opposite the cephalic end of the larynx, and at this point the superior ..."

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