- kangaroo kan·ga·roo n
- [ˌkæŋɡə'ruː]
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kangaroo kan·ga·roo n
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kan´ga|roo´like´ — kan|ga|roo1 «KANG guh ROO», noun, plural roos or (collectively) roo. an animal of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Kangaroos are mammals with small forelegs and very strong hind legs which give them great leaping power and a heavy tail… … Useful english dictionary
kan|ga|roo — kan|ga|roo1 «KANG guh ROO», noun, plural roos or (collectively) roo. an animal of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Kangaroos are mammals with small forelegs and very strong hind legs which give them great leaping power and a heavy tail… … Useful english dictionary
kan|ga|roo|paw — «KANG guh ROO P», noun. an Australian flower of the amaryllis family, having a bright green, split perianth that resembles the foot of a kangaroo … Useful english dictionary
kan·ga·roo — /ˌkæŋgəˈruː/ noun, pl roos [count] : an Australian animal that moves by hopping on its powerful rear legs ◇ The female kangaroo has a pouch in which the young are carried … Useful english dictionary
kangaroo — kan ga*roo , n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kangaroo apple — kangaroo kan ga*roo , n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kangaroo grass — kangaroo kan ga*roo , n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kangaroo hare — kangaroo kan ga*roo , n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kangaroo mouse — kangaroo kan ga*roo , n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kangaroo — kan·ga·roo (kăng′gə ro͞o’) n. pl. kangaroo or kan·ga·roos ▸ Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered… … Word Histories
kangaroo — kan•ga•roo [[t]ˌkæŋ gəˈru[/t]] n. pl. roos, (esp. collectively) roo. mam any herbivorous leaping marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, powerful hind legs, and a long, thick tail •… … From formal English to slang
