kangaroo
any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
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Origin of kangaroo
1Other words from kangaroo
- kan·ga·roo·like, adjective
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One such cluster of Australian megafauna extinctions, including the demise of Diprotodon and the giant kangaroo Procoptodon goliah, occurred around 42,000 years ago.
A magnetic field reversal 42,000 years ago may have contributed to mass extinctions | Carolyn Gramling | February 18, 2021 | Science NewsSay you want to teach an AI to identify dogs, cats, and kangaroos.
How Future AI Could Recognize a Kangaroo Without Ever Having Seen One | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 22, 2020 | Singularity HubGo to the Australian grasslands and there’ll be kangaroos but no cats or dogs.
How Future AI Could Recognize a Kangaroo Without Ever Having Seen One | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 22, 2020 | Singularity HubTell an AI a kangaroo is some fraction cat and some fraction dog—both of which it’s seen and knows well—and it’ll be able to identify a kangaroo without ever having seen one.
How Future AI Could Recognize a Kangaroo Without Ever Having Seen One | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 22, 2020 | Singularity HubThe kangaroo pocket keeps my hands warm on neighborhood walks, and the stretchy polyester outer makes it perfect around camp or in a sleeping bag if I need extra warmth at night.
And this is not the first time that the kangaroo courts of rural India have made such appalling judgments.
Capital Cities, "kangaroo Court" This song has been around for a few weeks, but this video takes it to a whole new level.
From Katy Perry to Alice in Chains, the Best Music Videos of the Week | Victoria Kezra | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt works and he gets the attention of a pretty poodle, but things quickly go awry, leading them all to a literal kangaroo court.
From Katy Perry to Alice in Chains, the Best Music Videos of the Week | Victoria Kezra | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInside one, a giant kangaroo sculpture holds a fireplace in its belly.
I felt as if I were in a literary version of kangaroo court.
The Maslin Stain: A Writer Defends Himself Against the NYT Critic | William Stadiem | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe kangaroo can hop and hop and hop; Somehow he never seems to want to stop.
Nqa is very much surprised, because he has never seen a kangaroo dance like that before.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingYou can see the marks of kangaroo's big new feet running ever so far back over the bare hills.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingA small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.
The traces of a small kangaroo were everywhere abundant but the animals were not seen.
British Dictionary definitions for kangaroo
/ (ˌkæŋɡəˈruː) /
any large herbivorous marsupial of the genus Macropus and related genera, of Australia and New Guinea, having large powerful hind legs, used for leaping, and a long thick tail: family Macropodidae: See also rat kangaroo, tree kangaroo
(usually plural) stock exchange an Australian share, esp in mining, land, or a tobacco company
informal (of a car) to move forward or to cause (a car) to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch
Origin of kangaroo
1Derived forms of kangaroo
- kangaroo-like, adjective
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