petrogale

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Petrogale
    n 1: rock wallabies [syn: {Petrogale}, {genus Petrogale}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Petrogale \Pe*trog"a*le\ (p[-e]*tr[o^]g"[.a]*l[=e]), n. [NL.,
   fr. Gr. pe`tra a rock + galh^ a weasel.] (Zool.)
   Any Australian kangaroo of the genus {Petrogale}, as the rock
   wallaby ({Petrogale penicillata}).
   [1913 Webster]