'kangaroo' definitions:
Definition of 'kangaroo'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
Definition of 'kangaroo'
From: GCIDE
- kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodid[ae]. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. [1913 Webster]
- Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare.
- Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis).
- Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa.
- Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'kangaroo'
- Hare kangaroo,
- Jerboa kangaroo,
- Kangaroo apple,
- Kangaroo grass,
- Kangaroo hare,
- Kangaroo mouse,
- Kangaroo rat,
- Rock kangaroo,
- Tree kangaroo,
- brush kangaroo,
- giant kangaroo,
- kangaroo bear,
- kangaroo court,
- kangaroo jerboa,
- kangaroo mice,
- kangaroo paw,
- kangaroo's paw,
- musk kangaroo,
- rat kangaroo,
- great grey kangaroo,
- kangaroo's-foot,
- ord kangaroo rat,
- kangaroo-foot plant,
- nail-tailed kangaroo