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Kangaroo - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Kangaroo : (noun)
1: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia
and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long
thick tail
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Kangaroo : \Kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the
family Macropodid[ae]. 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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