red kangaroo

noun

Definition of red kangaroo

: a large kangaroo (Macropus rufus) of the dry plains of inland Australia with the male having a reddish-brown coat

Examples of red kangaroo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Beaumont Enterprise reports the young red kangaroos are two of the 17 marsupials Viator keeps on his 12-acre property, along with several dogs, a miniature donkey named Rocky, and more than 55 red stag deer. Liz Teitz, The Seattle Times, "Texan finds good-fence challenges in raising kangaroos," 28 Jan. 2018 When Hurricane Matthew hit the zoo last year, a little red kangaroo was ejected from her mother's pouch. Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, "Why Florida zoos aren't evacuating their animals," 9 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of red kangaroo

1820, in the meaning defined above

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