Dictionary entry

Poephaga

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Po‐eph″a‐ga (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ποηφάγοσ grass eating; πόα grass + φαγει̑ν to eat.] (Zoöl.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies. — Po‐eph″a‐gous (#), a.