petrogale Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun rock wallabies
    genus Petrogale.

WordNet

Pe*trog"a*le noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a rock + a weasel.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata).

Webster 1913