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{{Wiktionary|kangaroo}}
A '''[[kangaroo]]''' is a large marsupial
'''Kangaroo''' may also refer to:
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* [[PWN-9 Kangaroo]], a 1969 American sounding rocket project
* [[Sol Kangaroo]], a Brazilian paraglider design
* [[Vulcanair Canguro]], Italian civil utility aircraft in the 1980s
* ''The Kangaroo'', a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Scarab engine owned by [[Eddie August Henry Schneider]]
== Fiction and fictional characters ==
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* [[Kangaroo (1952 film)|''Kangaroo'' (1952 film)]], an American film directed by Lewis Milestone
* [[Kangaroo (1987 film)|''Kangaroo'' (1987 film)]], an Australian film based on the 1923 D.H. Lawrence novel ''Kangaroo''
* [[Kangaroo (2007 film)|''Kangaroo'' (2007 film)]],
* [[Kangaroo (2015 film)|''Kangaroo'' (2015 film)]], an Indian Tamil-language film
* [[Kangaroo (2017 film)|''Kangaroo'' (2017 film)]], an Australian film directed by Mike McIntyre and Kate McIntyre Clere
* [[The Kangaroo Kid (film)|''The Kangaroo Kid'' (film)]], a 1950 Australian-American western film directed by Lesley Selander
* ''The Kangaroo'', a short film produced by [[Vickie Gest]]
== Geography ==
===Generally===
* [[Kangaroo Island (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kangaroo Point (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kangaroo River (disambiguation)]]
===Australia===
* [[East Kangaroo Island]], an island in Tasmania
* [[Kangaroo Island]],
**[[Kangaroo Head]], a headland
**[[Kangaroo Head, South Australia]], a locality
===Elsewhere===
* [[Kangaroo Lake (California)]], a lake in California, United States
* [[Kangaroo Lake (Wisconsin)]], a lake in Wisconsin, United States
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== Music ==
*''[[Kangaroo?]]'', a 1981 album by Red Krayola and Art & Language
* [[The Kangaroo (song)|''The Kangaroo'' (song)]], a 1953 instrumental written and recorded by Les Paul and released as a single
* "Kangaroo" (or "Kanga Roo"), a song by Big Star from the album ''[[Third/Sister Lovers]]'', notably covered by This Mortal Coil and Jeff Buckley
* "Kangaroo", a single by [[Arab on Radar]]
* "Kangaroo", a single by [[Julian Jordan]] and [[Sander van Doorn]]
* Kangaroo, a precursor to the American band [[Holy Moses (US band)#Background|Holy Moses]]
== Ships ==
* {{HMAS|Kangaroo}}, a Royal Australian Navy boom defence vessel in commission from 1940 to 1955
* {{HMS|Kangaroo}}, the name of several British Royal Navy ships
* {{USCGC|Kangaroo|1917}}, a United States Coast Guard patrol boat, renamed USCGC ''AB-6'' in 1923, in commission from 1919 to 1932
* {{USS|Kangaroo}}, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
== Sports ==
* [[Kangaroo Hoppet]], an Australian cross-country skiing race▼
* [[KangaRoos]], an American brand of athletic shoe
* [[UMKC Kangaroos]], the athletics team of University of Missouri–Kansas City
▲* [[Kangaroo Hoppet]], an Australian cross-country skiing race
* [[The Fabulous Kangaroos]], an Australian professional wrestling team
* [[The Royal Kangaroos]], a professional wrestling tag team
* Kangaroos, the nickname of the [[Australia national rugby league team]]
* Kangaroos, the nickname of the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] of the Australian Football League
* The mascot of [[Lake Washington High School]] in Kirkland, WA
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* [[Kangaroo meat]], the meat of any of the species of kangaroo
* [[Kangaroo rat]], a small rodent in western United States
* Kangaroo [[Unicycle#Other variations|unicycle]], a type of unicycle that has both the cranks facing in the same direction
* Kangaroo, a [[Parliament of the United Kingdom#Legislative functions|procedure of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Kangaroo word]], a word that contains letters of another word, in order, with the same meaning
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* [[Mathematical Kangaroo]], or International Mathematical Kangaroo, an annual international children's mathematics competition
* [[Gold kangaroo]], a term for the Australian gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint
* [[Kangaroo (video game)|''Kangaroo'' (video game)]], a 1982 video game based on the marsupial
* [[Kangaroo (Bus ticketing scheme)]], a bus ticketing scheme operated in Nottingham, UK
* [[Kangaroo Express]], a chain of convenience stores in the US
* [[Kangaroo (video on demand)]], a proposed video on demand platform
* [[Kangourou wagon]], a specialized railroad car
==See also==
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