kangaroo
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Synonyms: kangeroo, kangaroos, kangar, kangoo, tangaroa
Antonyms: kangeroo, kangaroos, kangar, kangoo, tangaroa
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q5070208}} A member of the {{taxfmt|Macropodidae|family}} family of large [[marsupial]]s with strong [[hind leg]]s for [[hopping]], native to [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
- {{lb|en|Canada|attributive}} A [[hood]]ed [[jacket]] with a front [[pocket]], usually of [[fleece]] material, a [[kangaroo jacket]].
Verb
- To practice [[kangaroo care]] on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To hunt kangaroo.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move like a kangaroo.
Adjective
- Of or relating to Australia.
- {{lb|en|finance|investments}} Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in [[securities]] [[markets]] or by [[belief]] that the prices are unstable in contrast to [[bear]] and [[bull]] markets.
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