kangaroo

Meaning

Noun

1. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
2. (Canada, attributive) 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. (intransitive) To hunt kangaroo.
3. (intransitive) To move like a kangaroo.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to Australia.
2. (not-comparable) Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Synonyms

euro

💶

wallaby

marsupial

macropod

generic

white

small stone

deer

🦌

roo

female

♀️

grey

plains

red

Translations

kangourou

🦘

Känguru

🦘

canguro

🦘

canguro

🦘

kangoeroe

🦘

καγκουρό

canguru

🦘

cangur

🦘

كنغر

🦘

kanguru

🦘

Känguruh

halmaturus

Macropodidae

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kæŋ.ɡə.ˈɹuː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).