US /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/
noun adj verb Freq #13109

Meanings

  1. 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.

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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

Etymology

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".

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