kangaroo

CEFRB1

/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large Australian animal that moves by jumping on powerful back legs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

Examples

  • An ostrich cannot fly any more than a kangaroo can.

  • Have you ever seen a kangaroo?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˌkʰeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯]
  • /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

  2. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.

  3. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.

More examples

In context

  • Furthermore, the issuers access the kangaroo bond market in order to diversify their funding sources. ... driven by factors such as the relative cost of issuance, including hedging costs and the liquidity of underlying derivative and bond markets.

  • Besides the Animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo, or Kanguru […].

  • In the woods are the kanguroo, the emu or cassowary, paroquets, and a variety of small birds […].

Synonyms

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Using its strong hind legs, the blank can leap over tall fences in the wild.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".