Balbarid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Balbarid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the family †Balbaridae of extinct kangaroos.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the family †Balbaridae of extinct kangaroos.
Example Sentences
As in the late Oligocene, the most diverse macropodoids of the early Miocene are balbarids.
His research, which has focused on the few partial kangaroo skeletons found, has provided insights into why the bulungamayine kangaroos were so successful while the balbarids vanished.
The other interesting feature of the balbarids is that they may not have hopped because the forelimbs and hindlimbs were of similar length and they had the first digit on each hind foot, similar to the Musky Rat-kangaroo.
Word Forms
- balbarids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fangaroo, barbourofelid, bulungamayine, wallaby, kangooroo, barleeid.
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