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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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This hoodie has a large kangaroo pocket on the front and drawstrings on the hood.
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
In October 2024, pictures of a loose kangaroo hopping around in Pierson started making the rounds on social media.
—Brenno Carillo, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
However, unlike Australia’s marsupial megafauna, such as Diprotodon and the short-faced kangaroo, which vanished due to shifting climates and ecological pressures, there was no direct evidence linking the mountain pygmy possum to the same extinction timeline or causes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Hot-air balloon rides are popular during this season to get an aerial view of the colorful landscape (look for koalas and kangaroos).
—Hillary Richard, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
In October 2024, pictures of a loose kangaroo hopping around in Pierson started making the rounds on social media.
—Brenno Carillo, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
However, unlike Australia’s marsupial megafauna, such as Diprotodon and the short-faced kangaroo, which vanished due to shifting climates and ecological pressures, there was no direct evidence linking the mountain pygmy possum to the same extinction timeline or causes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Hot-air balloon rides are popular during this season to get an aerial view of the colorful landscape (look for koalas and kangaroos).
—Hillary Richard, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 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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