kangaroonoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkæŋ.ɡərˈuː/us/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈruː/plural kangaroos or kangarooB1 a large Australian mammal with a long stiff tail, short front legs and long powerful back legs on which it moves by jumping
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Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- fruit bat
- giant panda
- giraffe
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- panda
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- tusker
- vampire bat
- wallaby
- weasel
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Examples from literature
- Australians call a baby kangaroo a joey.
- Baby kangaroos live in their mother’s pouch.
- It has a pouch for its babies, like the kangaroo.
- Kangaroos can be gray or red.
- Kangaroos hop on two legs, while grasshoppers hop on six.
- The Australian animal that everybody knows is the kangaroo.
- The kangaroo can hop very far and very fast.
- The kangaroo is born after only 35 days inside its mother.
- The kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.
- The kangaroo is the only large animal that jumps – goes up and down – from one place to another.