— kangaroolike , adj.
/kang'geuh rooh"/ , n. , pl. kangaroos , ( esp. collectively ) kangaroo .
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.
[ 1760-70; gan-urru large black or gray species of kangaroo ]