Kangaroos
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. kangaroo
A. The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond
2. buck
B. The noise made by a short puff of steam
3. doe
C. Mammals of which the females have a pouch containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
4. hairless
D. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
5. mammal
E. Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
6. marsupial
F. Green parts of a tree that fall in autumn
7. milk
G. Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair
8. pant
H. Having no hair or fur
9. night
I. White drink that comes from cows
10. leaves
J. The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States
11. hop
K. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China
12. tail
L. Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful