: 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 WebAnimal handlers with SeaWorld brought cuddly cuteness — with some exceptions — to young patients at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento on Thursday, with bedside visits from a kangaroo, a sloth, an alligator and more.—Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024 In addition to the Australia House (which has emus, wombats, and kangaroos) and Habitat Africa (giraffes, antelope, and crocodiles), there's an ambassador program where guests can attend zoo chats and demonstrations led by animal care specialists.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024 His 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 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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