Kangaroo vs. Wallaby

Kangaroonoun

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

Kangaroonoun

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

Kangarooverb

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

Kangarooverb

To hunt kangaroo.

Kangarooverb

To move like a kangaroo

Kangaroonoun

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.

Kangaroonoun

any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

Kangaroo

The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning ). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo.

Wallabynoun

Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

Wallabynoun

Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (Halmaturus Bennettii) and the pademelon (Halmaturus thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains.

Wallabynoun

any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored

Wallabynoun

an Australasian marsupial that is similar to, but smaller than, a kangaroo.

Wallabynoun

the Australian international rugby union team.

Wallaby

A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and sometimes the same genus, but kangaroos are specifically categorised into the four largest species of the family.