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Onychogalea

noun
On·y·cho·ga·lea | \ˌänə̇kōˈgālēə\

Definition of Onychogalea 

: a genus of marsupials comprising the nail-tailed wallaby

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History and Etymology for Onychogalea

New Latin, from onych- + Greek galē, galeē weasel, ferret

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