Kangaroo Definition

kănggə-ro͝o
kangaroos
noun
Any of various leaping, plant-eating marsupials (family Macropodidae) native to Australia and neighboring islands, with short forelegs, strong, large hind legs, and a long, thick tail: the female has a ventral pouch, or marsupium, for her young.
Webster's New World

(Canada) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

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verb
To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
Wiktionary
To hunt kangaroo.
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Other Word Forms of Kangaroo

Noun

Singular:
kangaroo
Plural:
kangaroos

Origin of Kangaroo

  • Guugu Yimidhirr (Pama-Nyungan language of northeast Australia) gaŋurru

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

    From Wiktionary

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