I. |kaŋgə|rü, |kaiŋ- noun
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Etymology: probably native name in Queensland, Australia
1.
a. : any of various herbivorous leaping marsupial mammals (family Macropodidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands that have a small head, large ears, long powerful hind legs with the two larger hind toes armed with heavy nails, a long thick tail used as a support and in balancing, and rather small forelegs not used in progression — see marsupialia , wallaby
b.
(1) : the pelt or fur of the kangaroo
(2) : the leather made from the skin of the kangaroo resembling glazed kid in appearance
2. Australia : wild young cattle — usually used in the plural
3. Britain : australian
4. : kangaroo closure
the kangaroo saves parliamentary time — Derek Walker-Smith
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II. adjective
: of or relating to a kangaroo court
these kangaroo qualities of justice that even of the courtroom … can make a jungle — Herbert Feinstein