Definition of Kangeroo
Kan"ga*roo" (?), n. [Said to be the
native name.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of
jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. 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 (Zoöl.), the jerboa
kangaroo. See under Jerboa. -- Kangaroo
mouse. (Zoöl.) See Jumping mouse,
under Jumping. -- Kangaroo rat
(Zoöl.), the potoroo.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Member of a family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, mainly found in Australia.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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