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kangaroo

/kaŋ.ɡə.ˈɹuː/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
  2. A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
  3. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
  4. To hunt kangaroo.
  5. To move like a kangaroo
  6. Of or relating to Australia.
  7. (investments) Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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