Shobdo Logo
MW→kangaroo

kangaroo

Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
kan​ga​roo
noun
kan·​ga·​roo
ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü
plural kan​ga​roos

Definition

  • 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
Illustration
kangaroo
First Known Use
1770, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) gaŋurru
kan​ga​roo
noun
kan·​ga·​roo
ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü
plural kan​ga​roos

Definition

  • 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
Illustration
kangaroo
First Known Use
1770, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) gaŋurru