Definitions for: Kangaroo

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian
plant Solanum aviculare.

Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass
(Anthistiria australis).

Kangaroo hare (Zo["o]l.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under
Jerboa.

Kangaroo mouse. (Zo["o]l.) See Jumping mouse, under
Jumping.

Kangaroo rat (Zo["o]l.), the potoroo.

See Also: brush kangaroo, family Macropodidae, giant kangaroo, great gray kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, kangaroo rat, Macropodidae, Macropus giganteus, marsupial, musk kangaroo, pouched mammal, rat kangaroo, wallaby

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