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kangaroo

noun · /kang-guh-ROO/

A kangaroo is a large hopping animal from Australia. A mother kangaroo carries her baby, called a joey, in a pouch on her belly.

In a sentence

  • "The kangaroo bounded across the sunny field with giant hops."
  • "A tiny joey peeked out from its mother kangaroo’s cozy pouch."

Books where you'll see it

  • Katy No-Pocket
    Emmy Payne
  • Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
    Eric Carle
  • Winnie-the-Pooh
    A. A. Milne
  • Marsupial Sue
    John Lithgow
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