n. [ Said to be the native name. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. --
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). --
Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. --
Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family Heteromyidae, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [ PJC ]

2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. [ PJC ]

3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the potoroo. [ PJC ]

n. A sedgelike spring-flowering herb (Anigozanthus manglesii) of Australia, having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs.
Syn. -- kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]