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Definitions for Kangaroo
ˌkæŋ gəˈrukan·ga·roo
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Princeton's WordNet
kangaroonoun
any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
Wiktionary
kangaroonoun
A member of a family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, mainly found in Australia, scientific name macropod.
kangaroonoun
A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
Etymology: From gangurru, recorded by James Cook and others in 1770 at Endeavour River; in English, applied to the whole family of macropods, apparently from not realizing the Guugu Yimidhirr word referred to just one species.
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kangaroo
A kangaroo is a type of marsupial from the family Macropodidae which is native to Australia. It is distinguished by its strong long hind legs, large feet, short forelimbs, and long muscular tails for balance. Kangaroos are known for their unique means of locomotion, which is hopping. Female kangaroos also have pouches in which they carry their young, often referred to as joeys. Kangaroos vary greatly in size depending on the species, ranging from the small tree-kangaroo to the large red kangaroo.
Webster Dictionary
Kangaroonoun
any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. 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
Etymology: [Said to be the native name.]
Wikidata
Kangaroo
The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country of Australia. The smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea. Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. Like most marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch called a marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development. Larger kangaroos have adapted much better to changes brought to the Australian landscape by humans and though many of their smaller cousins are endangered, they are plentiful. They are not farmed to any extent, but wild kangaroos are shot for meat, leather hides, and to protect grazing land for sheep and cattle. Although there is some controversy, harvesting kangaroo meat has many environmental and health benefits over traditional meats. The kangaroo is an unofficial symbol of Australia, and appears as an emblem on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, and is used by some of Australia's well known organisations, including Qantas and the Royal Australian Air Force. The kangaroo is important to both Australian culture and the national image, and consequently there are numerous popular culture references.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kangaroo
kang-gar-ōō′, n. a large marsupial mammal of Australia, with very long hind-legs and great power of leaping.—n. Kangaroo′-grass, a valuable Australian fodder grass.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Kangaroo in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Kangaroo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Kangaroo in a Sentence
What's the age of consent in Australia? Like, kangaroo?
The subtleties of this, I think, are probably lost from a distance, if there isn’t an industry for kangaroo leather and kangaroo meat, kangaroos are still going to be shot, I promise you. Landholders are still going to shoot kangaroos and it’s going to be a worse animal welfare outcome than if it was done in a regulated, controlled manner.
Even here on Kangaroo Island, where a third of the island has obviously been decimated, two thirds of it is open and ready for business.
Aldrin in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module. For the 50th anniversary of the landing, Omega issued a limited edition Speedmaster watch, a tribute to the one that Buzz Aldrin wore to the moon. ( Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP) I prefaced desolate with magnificent, because of humanitys reaching outward and accomplishing something that people thought was impossible, Buzz Aldrin said. They dreamed of somehow reaching the moon. And to demonstrate, to be a part of demonstrating this miracle was magnificent. On July 16, 1969, Buzz Aldrin, along with mission commander Neil Armstrong and command module pilot Michael Collins, launched from Kennedy Space Center atop a Saturn V rocket. Four days later, Neil Armstrong made history when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. Aldrinexited thelunar module 19 minutes after Neil Armstrong. The famed astronaut joked about being second during his interview. APOLLO 11 INSIDERS REMEMBER HISTORYS MOST FAMOUS SPACE MISSION : WE HAD A JOB TO DO AND WE DID IT I will forever, no matter what I do, be known as the second man on the moon, he quipped. In this July 20, 1969 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. ( Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP) Why does it bother you to be a second man to walk on the moon ? Youre one of a dozen men who had that incredible role, Cavuto asked in a follow-up question. Well, people love being vice president, dont they ? No, Buzz Aldrin responded with a chuckle. APOLLO 11S EPIC MISSION TO THE MOON IN PICTURES Does it bother me ? Yeah, it does a little bit, Buzz Aldrin continued. Why ? Because that isnt the way I would have described what this country did with two human beings landing on the moon and then deciding who was going to go out. We did things together as a team. The famous astronaut also recalls his famous steps across the surface of the moon and how he was well aware that the world was watching. Right near the end of our period out there Buzz Aldrin was doing something with the rock boxes -- I knew where the TV camera was, and I jumped up and down and pranced around to demonstrate the mobility that a person has, he said. So I was demonstrating for the people watching on TVintentionally showing them the varieties of kangaroo hop of turning. APOLLO 11 INSIDERS REMEMBER HISTORYS MOST FAMOUS SPACE MISSION : WE HAD A JOB TO DO AND WE DID IT During his sit-down with Cavuto, Buzz Aldrin also recollected the experience of looking back at Earth while on the surface of the Moon. [ You ] look up there, theres the earth. It looks small when its up there. If you look close, you may be able to see the ice over a pole, he said. If you look at your Omega watch, you may be able to tell what time it is in Houston. Buzz Aldrin also talked about the political significance of their mission to the moon, coming as it did duringthe space race with Russia atthe height of the Cold War. APOLLO 11 : THE BOOK THAT LANDED MAN ON THE MOON COULD SELL FOR $ 9 MILLION I do a lot of thinking today -- about somebody who had -- the guts to see that we were being outshone -- outshined in the Cold War by the Soviet Union, and to say, What can we do ?
Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham:
International visitors are critical and especially critical in places like Kangaroo Island or tropical North Queensland and these are destinations that have relied upon a large part of their visitor market being international tourists and that's why we got to recover those markets as quickly as we can.
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- كنغرArabic
- кенгуруBelarusian
- кенгуруBulgarian
- cangurCatalan, Valencian
- klokanCzech
- cangarŵWelsh
- kænguruDanish
- KänguruGerman
- καγκουρόGreek
- kanguruino, kanguruido, kangurueto, kanguruo, virkanguruo, kanguruego, kanguruaroEsperanto
- canguroSpanish
- känguruEstonian
- kanguruBasque
- کانگوروPersian
- huppari, kenguruFinnish
- kenguraFaroese
- kangourouFrench
- kangoeroeWestern Frisian
- cangarúIrish
- cangaruScottish Gaelic
- canguroGalician
- kangarooManx
- קֶנְגּוּרוּ, קֶנְגּוּרוּאִיםHebrew
- कंगारूHindi
- kangourouHaitian Creole
- kenguruHungarian
- կենգուրու, ագեվազArmenian
- kanguruInterlingua
- kanguruIndonesian
- cangurúInterlingue
- kanguruulo, kanguruyunino, kanguruino, kanguruyuno, kanguruo, kanguruyunuloIdo
- kengúraIcelandic
- canguroItalian
- カンガルーJapanese
- kanguruJavanese
- კენგურუGeorgian
- ಕಾಂಗರೂKannada
- 캥거루Korean
- kangarouCornish
- кенгуруKyrgyz
- halmaturusLatin
- ຈິງໂຈ້Lao
- kengūraLithuanian
- kāngarūMāori
- кенгурMacedonian
- kanggaruMalay
- kangarùMaltese
- kangoeroeDutch
- kenguruNorwegian
- nahatʼeʼiitsohNavajo, Navaho
- kangurzyca, kangurPolish
- canguruPortuguese
- cangură, cangurRomanian
- кенгуруRussian
- клокан, kengur, klokan, кенгурSerbo-Croatian
- klokanSlovak
- kenguru, klokanSlovene
- kangurAlbanian
- känguruSwedish
- kangarooSwahili
- கங்காருTamil
- కంగారుTelugu
- จิงโจ้Thai
- kanguruTurkish
- кенгуруUkrainian
- canguru, kangaroo, chuột túiVietnamese
- jikangurül, jikangur, kanguril, hikangurül, lekangur, kangur, kangurem, hikangur, kangurülemVolapük
- 袋鼠Chinese
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