Kangaroo vs. Wallaroo

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.

Wallaroonoun

Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

Wallaroonoun

The common wallaroo, Macropus robustus; the most common and widespread species of the three.

Wallaroonoun

Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus Macropus, especially Macropus robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.

Wallaroo

Wallaroo is a common name for several species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The word is from the Dharug walaru, not from blending the words and , as is commonly assumed.Wallaroos are typically distinct species from kangaroos and wallabies.