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Poephaga

plural noun
Po·eph·a·ga | \pōˈefəgə\

Definition of Poephaga 

in some especially former classifications

: a group including the kangaroos and related forms

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History and Etymology for Poephaga

New Latin, from Greek poēphaga, neuter plural of poēphagos grass-eating, from poa grass + -phagos -phagous

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