kangaroo /kang-gə-rooˈ/

1. A large Australian herbivorous marsupial (family Macropodidae), with short forelimbs, very long hindlegs and great leaping power
2. An early type of safety bicycle
3. (in pl; with cap) the Australian national Rugby League team
4. (in pl) Australian mining shares (Brit stock exchange)

(of a car) to move forward in jerks, because of the driver's poor clutch control

kangarooˈ-apple noun

1. The edible fruit of a species of Solanum
2. The plant that yields it

kangaroo closure noun

(in parliament) the method of allowing the chairman to decide which clauses shall be discussed and which passed or leapt over

kangaroo court noun

1. A court operated by a mob, by prisoners in jail, or by any improperly constituted body
2. A tribunal before which a fair trial is impossible
3. A comic burlesque court

kangaroo dog noun

An Australian breed of dog bred to hunt kangaroos

kangaroo grass noun

A valuable fodder grass of the southern hemisphere (Anthistiria or Themeda)

kangarooˈ-hop intransitive verb

To move forward jerkily

kangaroo justice noun

The kind of justice dispensed by a kangaroo court

kangaroo mouse noun

A small hopping rodent (genus Microdipodops), similar to, but smaller than, the kangaroo rat

kangaroo paw noun (Aust)

A plant of the genus Anigozanthus, the flower of which resembles a paw in shape

kangaroo rat noun

1. A N American rodent (genus Dipodomys) related to the jerboa
2. A rat-kangaroo

kangarooˈ-thorn noun

A prickly Australian acacia (Acacia armata)

kangaroo vine noun

An evergreen climber (Cissus antarctica)

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