kangaroo

kan·ga·roo

noun \ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü\

plural kan·ga·roos

Definition of KANGAROO

: any of various herbivorous leaping marsupial mammals (family Macropodidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands with a small head, large ears, long powerful hind legs, a long thick tail used as a support and in balancing, and rather small forelegs not used in locomotion

Illustration of KANGAROO

Origin of KANGAROO

Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) gaŋurru

First Known Use: 1770

Rhymes with KANGAROO

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