Dictionary entry

Petrogale

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pe‐trog″a‐le (pē̍‐trŏg″ȧ‐lē), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πέτρα a rock + γαλη̑ a weasel.] (Zoöl.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata).