Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: kangaroo
IPA transcription: [k,æŋɡɚ'u]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: kangaroo
    Meaning: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
Usage examples
  • It is not a kangaroo.
  • "That won't do," replied the Kangaroo.
  • "Now this is better!" said the Kangaroo, with a smile.
  • Dot thought the Kangaroo had never looked so grand before.
  • "Never, never eat kangaroo-tail soup!" said the Kangaroo, solemnly.
  • "Oh, Kangaroo!" she whispered, "they are dreadful, horrid creatures."
  • "I wish I were not a little white girl," she whispered to the Kangaroo.
  • The kangaroo still continues to grow, which is very strange and perplexing.
  • "But it's all sham," said Dot; "the Black man couldn't be a real kangaroo."
  • "All Humans are the same underneath, they all kill kangaroos," said the Kangaroo.