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Where does “kangaroos” come from?

kangaroos (English) comes from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

kangaroos (English): plural of kangaroo; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of kangaroo; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “kangaroos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
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