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Kangaroo
/kaŋ.ɡə.ˈɹuː/
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
📖 Definitions of "Kangaroo"
noun
- 1
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
- 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
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Australia.
- 2
(investments) Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.
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