kangaroo B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/ See IPA manual Freq #13109 Meanings 1 noun A large Australian animal with strong back legs that moves by jumping and carries its young in a pouch. A kangaroo bounded across the dusty road ahead of us. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large australian animal... roomacropod Word family Forms kangaroos Derived forms anti-kangaroofangarookangaroo's-footkangaroo-barkangaroo-beetlekangaroo-flykangaroo-hopkangaroo-houndkangaroo-ratkangaroo-shootkangaroo-shooterkangaroo-shooting Related forms joeymarsupialwallabywallaroo Common collocations kangaroo mouse Noun + noun rat kangaroo Noun + noun tree kangaroo Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kangaroo **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/ **Frequency rank:** 13109 ## Meanings 1. A large Australian animal with strong back legs that moves by jumping and carries its young in a pouch. ## Examples - A kangaroo bounded across the dusty road ahead of us. ## Derived Forms - anti-kangaroo - fangaroo - kangaroo's-foot - kangaroo-bar - kangaroo-beetle - kangaroo-fly - kangaroo-hop - kangaroo-hound - kangaroo-rat - kangaroo-shoot - kangaroo-shooter - kangaroo-shooting ## Related Forms - joey - marsupial - wallaby - wallaroo ## Etymology Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". ## AI Etymology Kangaroo is borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown