ˌkæŋɡəˈru: n. a plant-eating
marsupial of
the genus Macropus,
native to Australia
and New Guinea,
with a long tail and strongly developed hind quarters enabling it to
travel by jumping. økangaroo
closure Brit. Parl. a closure involving the
chairperson of a
committee selecting
some amendments
for discussion and excluding others. kangaroo
court an improperly constituted or
illegal court
held by strikers etc. kangaroo
mouse any small rodent of the genus Microdipodops, native to N. America, with long hind legs for hopping. kangaroo
paw any
plant of the genus Angiozanthos, with
green and
red woolly flowers. kangaroo-rat any burrowing rodent of the genus Dipodomys, having elongated hind
feet. kangaroo
vine an
evergreen climbing plant, Cissus antarctica, with tooth-edged
leaves. [Aboriginal name]