kangaroo
/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ noun B2- A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
- A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
Plural kangaroos
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If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright River to meet a kangaroo from Australia Mrs.
Rikki-tikki felt his eyes growing red and hot (when a mongoose’s eyes grow red, he is angry), and he sat back on his tail and hind legs like a little kangaroo, and looked all round him, and chattered with rage.
He looks at the kangaroos.
The kangaroos jump very high.
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