English Explanatory Dictionary

kangaroo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
  2. A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
verb
  1. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
  2. To hunt kangaroo.
  3. To move like a kangaroo.
adj
  1. Of or relating to Australia.
  2. Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/ [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊ̈ʉ̯] /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯] en-us-kangaroo.ogg /ˌkeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ [ˌkʰeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯] /ˌkɛ̃ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ [ˌkɛ̃ŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯] /ˈkaŋɡ(ə)ru/ /kəŋˈɡɑru/

Word forms

kangaroo kangaroos kangooroo kanguroo kanguru kangarooing kangarooed

Etymology

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".

Synonyms

macropod roo bunny hug hoodie kangaroo jacket

Related words

joey marsupial wallaby wallaroo

Derived words

a kangaroo loose in the top paddock anti-kangaroo Australian as a kangaroo eccentric kangaroo unicycle fangaroo forest kangaroo jerboa kangaroo kangaroo acacia kangaroo apple kangaroo ball kangaroo-bar kangaroo bar kangaroo bear kangaroo-beetle kangaroo beetle Kangaroobie kangarooburger kangaroo camp kangaroo care kangaroo closure kangaroo code kangaroo court Kangaroo Creek Kangaroo Defence Kangaroo Defense kangaroo dog kangarooer Kangaroo Flat kangaroo-fly kangaroo-foot plant kangaroo fucker kangaroo grass Kangaroo Ground Kangaroo Gully kangaroo hare Kangaroo Head kangaroo-hop kangaroo hop kangaroo-hound Kangaroo Inn kangarooish Kangaroo Island kangaroo jerboa kangaroo justice kangaroolike kangaroo meat kangaroo mother care kangaroo mother method kangaroo mouse kangaroo paw kangaroo piss kangaroo pocket Kangaroo Point kangaroo-rat kangaroo rat kangaroo route kangaroo's-foot kangaroo's-foot plant kangaroo ship kangaroo-shoot
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