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A kangaroo () is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae ( macropods, meaning ' large foot ').

In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and western grey kangaroo.

| archivedate = 17 September 2006