The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Macropus \Mac"ro*pus\, n. [NL. See Macropod.] (Zool.) A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Macropus n 1: type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies [syn: Macropus, genus Macropus]