Organisms

Macropodidae

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Kangaroos
  • Macropus
  • Macropus robustus
  • Petrogale
  • Quokkas
  • Setonix
  • Wallabies
  • Wallabies, Rock
  • Wallaroo
  • Kangaroo
  • Petrogales
  • Quokka
  • Rock Wallabies
  • Rock Wallaby
  • Wallaby
  • Wallaby, Rock
  • Wallaroos

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1975)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.573w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Macropodidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007614. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007614
  2. Macropodidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropodidae
  3. Macropodidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23193