: 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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The winner was a kangaroo called Mr. Zip with boxing gloves and a zipper.—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 The oversized hoodie is comfy without feeling restrictive, and the spacious kangaroo pouch at the front is the ideal place to store in-flight snacks as well as your phone.—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025 The kangaroo success is the first step in a long journey.—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 The cotton hoodie includes a classic kangaroo pocket and a drawstring hood.—Mikelle Street, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025 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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