giant kangaroo

giant kangaroo
noun
very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
Hypernyms: ↑kangaroo
Member Holonyms: ↑Macropus, ↑genus Macropus

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noun
: a very large grayish brown kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) formerly abundant in open wooded areas in Australia but now greatly reduced in numbers

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giant kangaroo,
a very large, grayish-brown kangaroo formerly common in Australia; great grey kangaroo.

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