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Meaning of Kangaroo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː

Definitions

  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.
    Canada, attributive

Equivalents

Afrikaans kangaroe
العربية الكنغر كنغر
Български кенгуру
Català cangur cangurú
Čeština klokan
Cymraeg cangarŵ
Dansk kænguru
Deutsch Känguru
Ελληνικά καγκουρό
Esperanto kanguruo
Español canguro
Eesti känguru
Euskara kanguru
فارسی کانگورو
Suomi kenguru
Français kangaroo kangourou
Gaeilge cangarú
Gàidhlig cangaru
Galego canguro
עברית קנגורו
हिन्दी कंगारू
Magyar kenguru
Bahasa Indonesia kanguru
Íslenska kengúra
Italiano canguro
日本語 カンガルー
ქართული კენგურუ
Қазақша кенгуру
ខ្មែរ កង់ហ្គូរូ
한국어 캉가루 캥거루
Latina macropus
ລາວ ຈິງໂຈ້
Lietuvių kengūra
Latviešu ķengurs
Te Reo Māori kangarū
Македонски кенгур
Монгол имж
Bahasa Melayu kanggaru
မြန်မာဘာသာ သားပိုက်ကောင်
Nederlands kangoeroe
Português canguru
Română cangur
Русский кенгуру
Slovenščina kenguru klókan
Gagana Sāmoa kāgalū
Svenska känguru
Kiswahili kangaruu
தமிழ் கங்காரு
ไทย จิงโจ้
Tagalog kanggaru
Türkçe kanguru
Українська кенгуру
اردو کنگارو

Examples

“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 […].”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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