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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
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