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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024kan•ga•roo /ˌkæŋgəˈru/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -roos, (esp. when thought of as a group) -roo. - Mammalsa plant-eating animal of Australia and nearby islands, that jumps with powerful hind legs, and carries its young in its pouch.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kan•ga•roo (kang′gə ro̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -roos, (esp. collectively) -roo. - Mammalsany herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Cooktown, north, northern Queensland) gaŋ-urru large black or gray species of kangaroo
- 1760–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kangaroo /ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/ n ( pl -roos)- any large herbivorous marsupial of the genus Macropus and related genera, of Australia and New Guinea, having large powerful hind legs, used for leaping, and a long thick tail: family Macropodidae
- (usually plural) an Australian share, esp in mining, land, or a tobacco company
Etymology: 18th Century: probably from a native Australian languageˌkangaˈroo-ˌlike adj |