noun. Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered tail.

noun. A large marsupial mammal of Australia, Macropus giganteus; by extension, any herbivorous and saltatorial marsupial of the family Macropodidæ (which see for technical characters).

noun. A kind of chair.

noun. An early form of ‘safety’ bicycle which had a large wheel in front and a small one in the rear, the forks being connected by a curved backbone, as in the ordinary ‘high’ bicycle, but with the saddle back of the large wheel.

noun. plural In stock-exchange slang, West Australian mining shares.

To leap as a kangaroo, either literally or figuratively.

To hunt the kangaroo.

To whip with a kangaroo-skin whip-lash.

noun. Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. 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.

noun. the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare.

noun. a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis).

noun. the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa.

noun. See Jumping mouse, under Jumping.

noun. A member of a family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, mainly found in Australia, scientific name macropod.

noun. A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

verb. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

verb. To hunt kangaroo.

noun. any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

"HEMMER: Marion Jones vowing not to answer questions for what she calls a kangaroo court."

antilopine kangaroo  dorca  forest-kangaroo  joey  marsupial  

marsupial  pouched mammal  

brush kangaroo  giant kangaroo  great grey kangaroo  hypsiprymnodon moschatus  kangaroo rat  

Baku  Blue  Cebu  Chengdu  Chou  

alligator  boar  buffalo  coon  coyote  

Angora goat  Arctic fox  Belgian hare  Caffre cat  Indian buffalo  

wallaby  

kangarooing  kangaroos