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kangaroolike

  • a word derived from kangaroo.
    kangaroo
    noun
    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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It has been a nature reserve since 1910 and is populated with rare animals including giant lizards, turtles, bandicoots and the spectacled-hare wallaby, a small, kangaroolike marsupial.

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2015

As a kangaroo rat emerges from the burrow a reason for the relatively large size of the opening is seen in the fact that, kangaroolike, the animal maintains a partially upright position.

From Life History of the Kangaroo Rat by Charles Taylor Vorhies

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