kangaroolike

Bounding with pouch

Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo—the large Australian marsupial known for powerful hind legs, a thick tail, and locomotion by hopping.

The comparison usually emphasizes the hopping motion or upright posture: The child made kangaroolike leaps across the yard.

Sometimes describes a pouch or the bounding gait itself.

marsupial

joey

Young marsupial offspring

  • pouchSmall flexible bag
  • wallabySmall Australian marsupial
  • quokkaGrinning Australian marsupial

wombat · possum · koala · bandicoot · numbat · bilby · marsupium · mammal · nocturnal · herbivore

bouncing

leap

Sudden springing movement

  • boundSecured or destined
  • springRecoiling metal spiral
  • jumpPropel oneself airborne

hop · bounce · springy · elastic · resilient · buoyant · rebound · propel · vault · pounce

Australian

outback

Remote interior wilderness

  • wallabySmall Australian marsupial
  • emuFlightless Australian bird
  • koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial

wombat · dingo · Uluru · billabong · boomerang · bush · eucalyptus · bushland · droving · jackaroo

physique

muscular

Having well-developed sinews

upright · bipedal · long-legged · boxy · ears · snout · fur · lean · sturdy · poised

Opposites
locomotion style

kangaroolikeslithering

Smooth limbless locomotion

serpentine · galloping · crawling · flying · swimming

body form

kangaroolikeserpentine

Curving in repeated bends

snakelike · wormlike · legless · quadrupedal · slug-like

Family

kangaroo, kangaroos, macropod, macropods

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G