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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
kangaroo
kan·ga·roo [kangaroo kangaroos] BrE [ˌkæŋɡəˈruː] NAmE [ˌkæŋɡəˈruː] (also informal roo) noun  (pl. kan·ga·roos (informal roos)
a large Australian animal with a strong tail and back legs, that moves by jumping. The female carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a ↑pouch) on the front of its body.
See also: ↑roo
Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: the name of a specific kind of kangaroo in an extinct Aboriginal language of North Queensland.
Example Bank:
•Kangaroos can jump immense distances.
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