Updated April 14, 2017. Members of the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths, attract attention with their large size and ability to hover. Gardeners and farmers will recognize their larvae as the pesky hornworms that can wipe out a crop in a matter of days.
Macropus is a marsupial genus that belongs to the family Macropodidae.It has thirteen extant species which are further divided into three subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos, and several species of wallaby.The term itself is derived from the Ancient Greek Î¼Î¬ÎºÏÎ¿Ï, makros long and ÏÎ¿ÏÏ, pous foot. A further eleven extinct species are recognised. The type species is the eastern grey kangaroo.he genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos, and several species of wallaby. The term itself is derived from the Ancient Greek Î¼Î¬ÎºÏÎ¿Ï, makros long and ÏÎ¿ÏÏ, pous foot. A further eleven extinct species are recognised.
A macronym, or nested acronym, is an acronym in which one or more letters stand for acronyms themselves. The word macronym is a portmanteau of macro- and acronym. Some examples of macronyms are: 1  XHR stands for XML HTTP Request, in which XML is eXtensible Markup Language, and HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. 2  POWER stands for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC, in which RISC stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computing.