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Macropod vs Wombat - What's the difference?

macropod | wombat |

As nouns the difference between macropod and wombat

is that macropod is a marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons while wombat is any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

macropod

English

(wikipedia macropod)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
  • Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.

    • Synonyms

    * Macropus

    See also

    * euro * joey * wallaroo (Webster 1913)

    wombat

    English

    (wikipedia wombat)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae , mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.