canguro

Definitions of canguro
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    ualabi, ualabí
    any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
    type of:
    marsupial
    mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
  2. noun
    lightweight parka; waterproof
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    type of:
    anorac, anorak
    a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
  3. noun
    a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
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