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kangaroo apple
(encz) | kangaroo apple, n: |
Kangaroo apple
(gcide) | kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the
family Macropodid[ae]. 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.
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kangaroo apple
(wn) | kangaroo apple
n 1: Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of
purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn:
kangaroo apple, poroporo, Solanum aviculare] |
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