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- [kang-guh-roo]
- /ˌkæŋ gəˈru/
- /ˌkæŋ.ɡərˈuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kang-guh-roo]
- /ˌkæŋ gəˈru/
Definitions of kangaroo word
- noun plural kangaroo 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. 1
- noun kangaroo A large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea. 1
- noun kangaroo Australian marsupial 1
- countable noun kangaroo A kangaroo is a large Australian animal which moves by jumping on its back legs. Female kangaroos carry their babies in a pouch on their stomach. 0
- noun kangaroo 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 0
- noun kangaroo an Australian share, esp in mining, land, or a tobacco company 0
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Origin of kangaroo
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Cooktown, N Queensland) gaŋ-urru large black or gray species of kangaroo
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Parts of speech for Kangaroo
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kangaroo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kangaroo
verb kangaroo
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- leap — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- bump — If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
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noun kangaroo
- bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
- euro — The single European currency, which replaced the national currencies of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands in 2002. Seventeen member states of the European Union now use the euro.
- koala — a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- opossum — a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
- possum — opossum.
Antonyms for kangaroo
verb kangaroo
- glide — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
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