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kangaroo

DEFINITIONS OF: kangaroo

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

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Macropus giganteus, giant kangaroo, great grey kangaroo
very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
brush kangaroo, wallaby
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musk kangaroo
small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
kangaroo rat, rat kangaroo
any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
Macropus agiles, common wallaby
a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches
hare wallaby, kangaroo hare
small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth
nail-tailed kangaroo, nail-tailed wallaby
small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
rock kangaroo, rock wallaby
slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas
paddymelon, pademelon
small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
tree kangaroo, tree wallaby
arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
potoroo
Australian rat kangaroos
bettong
short-nosed rat kangaroo
jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa
brush-tailed rat kangaroo
Type of:
marsupial, pouched mammal
mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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