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kangaroo
noun
kan·ga·roo
ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü 
plural kangaroos
: 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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There’s a handy kangaroo pocket in front, elastic cuffs for a quality fit, and a drawstring hood.
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Sheila the runaway kangaroo causes car crash, shuts down Alabama highway
The child was revived on scene, police said, before being taken to a local hospital for evaluation, and later released to their parents.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The items, which hold deep cultural and spiritual significance to the Larrakia people, consist of 10 glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband worn by a Larrakia elder.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
An unruly kangaroo that escaped from a private owner's enclosure in Saint Cloud, Florida, on Monday was safely captured and taken to a local wildlife reserve.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Sheila the runaway kangaroo causes car crash, shuts down Alabama highway
The child was revived on scene, police said, before being taken to a local hospital for evaluation, and later released to their parents.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The items, which hold deep cultural and spiritual significance to the Larrakia people, consist of 10 glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband worn by a Larrakia elder.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
An unruly kangaroo that escaped from a private owner's enclosure in Saint Cloud, Florida, on Monday was safely captured and taken to a local wildlife reserve.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kangaroo
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“Kangaroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kangaroo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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kangaroo
noun
kan·ga·roo
ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü
plural kangaroos
: 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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