kangaroo
noun/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
(also informal roo)
(plural kangaroos, informal roos)
- a large Australian animal with a strong tail and back legs, that moves by jumping. The female carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the front of its body.
- Kangaroos can jump immense distances.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryKangaroo is used before these nouns:- court
Word Originlate 18th cent.: the name of a specific kind of kangaroo in an extinct Aboriginal language of North Queensland.Want to learn more?
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