kangaroo

[US]/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
[UK]/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a marsupial native to Australia, characterized by a long tail and powerful hind legs.

Phrases & Collocations

kangaroo island

Example Sentences

kangaroo rat (=rat kangaroo)

Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.

Kangaroos came to the tacker, tacker villadom from miles around.

It boast s rabbitlike ears and a kangaroo tail—yet the aardvark is related to none of these animals.

They indicated,the expedition amazedly found a rare tree kangaroo,which didn't have to be extincted and a new type of honeyeater bird.

On our night walkabout underneath the Southern Cross, we saw a half-dozen big gray kangaroos feeding on brush.

the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo;autochthonous rocks and people and folktales;endemic folkways;the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan.

Land owners around Burnie in Tasmania state helped scrape together 25 kilograms of kangaroo and wallaby dung for Creative Paper Tasmania to make its first batch of the unique paper pulp.

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