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1. kangaroo, n. View full entry 1773
...A marsupial mammal of the family Macropodidæ, remarkable for the great development of the hind-quarters and the leaping-power resulting from this. The species are natives of Australia, Tasmania, Papua, and...
2. karri, n. View full entry 1870
...An Australian tree (Eucalyptus diversicolor, one of the ‘blue gums’); also, its hard red timber, used in street-paving. Also attrib....
3. kurdaitcha, n. View full entry 1886
...(See quot. 1909.) Also, a malignant supernatural being. Also attrib....
