kangaroo

== English == === Alternative forms === kangooroo, kanguroo, kanguru (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". === Pronunciation === (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊ̈ʉ̯] (General American) (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯] (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˌkeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkʰeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯]; /ˌkɛ̃ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkɛ̃ŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯] Hyphenation: kan‧ga‧roo === Noun === kangaroo (plural kangaroos) A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. [from 18th c.] (Canada, attributive) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket. ==== Synonyms ==== (Macropodidae): macropod, roo (jacket): bunny hug, hoodie, kangaroo jacket ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === kangaroo (third-person singular simple present kangaroos, present participle kangarooing, simple past and past participle kangarooed) To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin. (intransitive) To hunt kangaroo. (intransitive) To move like a kangaroo. === Adjective === kangaroo (not comparable) Of or relating to Australia. 2017, Jeff Madura, CHANDRASEKHAR & MADURA KRISHNAMURTI (JEFF & HOQUE, ARIFUL.), Ariful Hoque, International Financial Management with Student Resource Access 12 Months, Cengage AU (→ISBN), page 667: 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 markets. (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. ==== References ==== R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “kangaroo”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Manx == === Etymology === Borrowed from English kangaroo. === Noun === kangaroo m (genitive singular kangaroo, plural kangarooghyn) kangaroo === Mutation ===