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kangaroo

Latin translation: macropus rufus

19:50 Oct 2, 2004
English to Latin translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: kangaroo
just need a translation into latin
Latin translation:macropus rufus
Explanation:
BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Red kangaroo - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... The largest marsupial, the red kangaroo is probably one of the best known of ... Meaning
of scientific name 'Macropus': from Macro (Latin) 'large' and Podia (Latin ...
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/643.shtml - 30k
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3macropus; macropodidae
Kirill Semenov
4 +1macropus rufus
swisstell


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
macropus rufus


Explanation:
BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Red kangaroo - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... The largest marsupial, the red kangaroo is probably one of the best known of ... Meaning
of scientific name 'Macropus': from Macro (Latin) 'large' and Podia (Latin ...
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/643.shtml - 30k

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kirill Semenov: this is "red kangaroo" which is just one among many species of kangaroo family
2 mins
agree  Joseph Brazauskas: But both 'makros' and 'podia' = 'feet' derive from Greek. The Latin decl. would be: nom./ voc. sing. macropus, gen. macropodos, dat. macropodi, acc. macropoda. abl., macropode., and it declines like a typucal 3rd decl. dental stem in the plural.
2 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
macropus; macropodidae


Explanation:
From "macro" -- large, big, and "podia" foot.

I doubt that they know about kangaroos in Ancient Rome, but this is the modern scientific (taxonomy) name.

The general name for all kangaroos: macropodidae.

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-10-02 20:10:18 GMT)
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I mean, the general name for the kangaroo family: Macropodidae,
and different species are usually called \"macropus ...\" (say, macropus rufus -- red kangaroo, etc).

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: http://flyaqis.mov.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml
20 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
54 mins
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
2 hrs
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