Oct 2, 2004 19:50
20 yrs ago
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English term
kangaroo
English to Latin
Science
Zoology
just need a translation into latin
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 4 +1 | macropus rufus |
swisstell
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| 3 +3 | macropus; macropodidae |
Kirill Semenov
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macropus rufus
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
... 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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Kirill Semenov
: this is "red kangaroo" which is just one among many species of kangaroo family
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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.
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Kirill Semenov
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macropus; macropodidae
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).
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).
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Kim Metzger
: http://flyaqis.mov.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
54 mins
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| agree |
Joseph Brazauskas
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