Kangaroo

Kangaroo Meanings:

• Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby
• kangooroo, kanguroo, kanguru (obsolete)
• A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
• (Canada, attributive) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
• (Macropodidae): macropod, roo
• (jacket): bunny hug, hoodie, kangaroo jacket
• (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.
• “kangaroo” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.