kan‧ga‧roo /ˌkæŋɡəˈruː◂/
noun (
plural kangaroos)
[countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: From an Australian Aboriginal language]
an Australian animal that moves by jumping and carries its babies in a
pouch (=a special pocket of skin) on its stomach ⇒
marsupial [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲