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Kangaroo
Kangaroo
n.
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
jumping
marsupials
of
the
family
Macropodidae
.
They
inhabit
Australia
,
New
Guinea
,
and
adjacent
islands
,
They
have
long
and
strong
hind
legs
and
a
large
tail
,
while
the
fore
legs
are
comparatively
short
and
feeble
.
The
giant
kangaroo
(
Macropus
major
) is
the
largest
species
,
sometimes
becoming
twelve
or
fourteen
feet
in
total
length
.
The
tree
kangaroos
,
belonging
to
the
genus
Dendrolagus
,
live
in
trees
;
the
rock
kangaroos
, of
the
genus
Petrogale
,
inhabit
rocky
situations
;
and
the
brush
kangaroos
, of
the
genus
Halmaturus
,
inhabit
wooded
districts
.
See
Wallaby
.
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