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kangaroo

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noun/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː//ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː//ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɹʉw/
  1. 1

    A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.

    • Besides the Animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo, or Kanguru […].
    • In the woods are the kanguroo, the emu or cassowary, paroquets, and a variety of small birds […].
  2. 2

    A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.Canadaattributive

verb/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː//ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː//ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɹʉw/
  1. 1

    To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

  2. 2

    To hunt kangaroo.intransitive

  3. 3

    To move like a kangaroo.intransitive

adj/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː//ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː//ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɹʉw/
  1. 1

    Of or relating to Australia.not-comparable

    • Furthermore, the issuers access the kangaroo bond market in order to diversify their funding sources. ... driven by factors such as the relative cost of issuance, including hedging costs and the liquidity of underlying derivative and bond m
  2. 2

    Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.not-comparable

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