: 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
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Recent Examples on the WebHis research focused on eastern gray kangaroos in Wilsons Promontory National Park in southeastern Australia.—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 May 2024 Powell, 27, and Bindi have also shared photos of their daughter’s animal encounters, including pictures of Grace next to kangaroos, tortoises and a koala.—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024 This extinction, however, did not affect similar animals such as wallaroos and grey kangaroos, for reasons scientists do not fully understand.—Jack Guy, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024 Grace cuddled a baby kangaroo that rested in a blanket on her lap in the sweet photo.—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kangaroo
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Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) gaŋurru
: any of numerous leaping marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands that feed on plants and have a small head, long powerful hind legs, a long thick tail used as a support in standing or walking, and in the female a pouch on the abdomen in which the young are carried
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