Looking for the meaning of the word KANGAROO in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of KANGAROO with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Kangaroo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: the name of a specific kind of kangaroo in an Aboriginal language of North Queensland
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkaŋɡəˈruː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hindlimbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea.
Short Definition:large plant-eating marsupial
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 15
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 13
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 13
