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kangaroo

/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/noun3 syllables

Kangaroo means: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail.

What does kangaroo mean?1

noun

1

any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kangaroo?60

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Kangaroo in a sentence

  • Kangaroos have two small forepaws and two large, strong hind paws.Serveto
  • An ostrich cannot fly any more than a kangaroo can.AlanF_US
  • The other day he bought a wallet made of kangaroo leather for me.CK
  • A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.unknown
  • The joey snuggled down into the warm kangaroo pouch of his mother.LB
  • Layla came across a kangaroo in the outback.OsoHombre
  • I wonder if a red kangaroo weighs more than an orangutan.araneo
  • An ostrich can't fly any more than a kangaroo can.CK

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Forms of kangaroo

as a noun

plural
kangaroos