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kangaroo

kan·ga·roo [ kàng gə r ] (plural kan·ga·roos)


noun 
Definition:
 
marsupial with powerful hindquarters: a large leaping marsupial with powerful hind legs, short forelegs, and a long tail. Native to: Australia, New Guinea.  Family Macropodidae.

[Late 18th century. < Aboriginal]
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