KANGAROO
\kˈaŋɡɐɹˌuː], \kˈaŋɡɐɹˌuː], \k_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ɐ_ɹ_ˌuː]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An animal peculiar to Australia, having short fore legs, and long, powerful hind legs with which it leaps.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. A ruminating, marsupial animal, found in Australia. The fore legs are very short, useless in walking, but used for digging or bringing food to the mouth. It sits and moves upon its hind legs, which are very long, and is enabled to bound or leap a considerable distance from the spring of its long powerful tail. It si gregarious, and feeds principally on grass and roots.
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