macropodEnglishOxford New American Dictionarymacropod /ˈmakrəˌpäd, ˈmækrəˌpɑd / ▸ noun Zoology a plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies. Family Macropodidae: several genera, in particular Macropus. – ORIGIN late 19th century : from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- ‘foot’.