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kangaroo

[ kang-guh-roo ]

noun

, plural kan·ga·roos, (especially collectively) kan·ga·roo.
  1. any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.


kangaroo

/ ˌkæŋɡəˈruː /

noun

  1. any large herbivorous marsupial of the genus Macropus and related genera, of Australia and New Guinea, having large powerful hind legs, used for leaping, and a long thick tail: family Macropodidae See also rat kangaroo tree kangaroo
  2. usually plural stock exchange an Australian share, esp in mining, land, or a tobacco company


verb

  1. informal.
    (of a car) to move forward or to cause (a car) to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch

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Derived Forms

  • ˌkangaˈroo-ˌlike, adjective

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Other Words From

  • kanga·roolike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kangaroo1

First recorded in 1760–70; from Guugu Yimidhirr (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Cooktown, northern Queensland) gaŋ-urru, a large black or gray species of kangaroo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kangaroo1

C18: probably from a native Australian language

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Example Sentences

And this is not the first time that the kangaroo courts of rural India have made such appalling judgments.

Capital Cities, "Kangaroo Court" This song has been around for a few weeks, but this video takes it to a whole new level.

It works and he gets the attention of a pretty poodle, but things quickly go awry, leading them all to a literal kangaroo court.

Inside one, a giant kangaroo sculpture holds a fireplace in its belly.

I felt as if I were in a literary version of kangaroo court.

The Kangaroo can hop and hop and hop; Somehow he never seems to want to stop.

Nqa is very much surprised, because he has never seen a Kangaroo dance like that before.

You can see the marks of Kangaroo's big new feet running ever so far back over the bare hills.

A small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.

The traces of a small kangaroo were everywhere abundant but the animals were not seen.

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