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kangaroo

The origin and history of kangaroo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Guugu Yimithirr (an Aboriginal Australian language) gangurru, the name for a particular grey kangaroo species — despite the popular myth, it does not mean "I don’t know."

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Etymology from freedict-original, original.