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The word "marsupials" covers kangaroos, koalas and wombats, as well as around 250 more species.

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What is the correct word to call baby kangaroo other than Joey?

There is no other term. "Joey" is the correct word for the young of kangaroos and any other marsupial, such as koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils, possums and so on.


What is the 3 letter word for a group of kangaroos?

The 3 letter word for a group of kangaroos is mob.


What does the word marsupials mean?

Marsupials refers to an order of mammals that incubate their young, which are born very undeveloped, in pouches on their mother's abdomen. Marsupials include koalas, kangaroos and possums. Not all marsupials have a pouch, properly known as a marsupium, but most do have well-developed pouches.Marsupials are a class of mammals that live primarily in Australasia. They have pouches and include the species kangaroos, wallabies, and wombats.


What is a 4 letter word you can get out of kangaroos?

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What is a nine-letter word beginning with the letter k?

kangaroos


Are baby kangaroos called joeys?

While it is uncertain why kangaroo young are called "joeys", it should be noted that all marsupial babies are called joeys. This includes koalas, wombats, possums, Tasmanian devils, etc. The term "joey" is believed to have come from the aboriginal word for a young possum, and the name was extended to include all marsupials.


What is a 9 letter word starting with k?

kangaroos


What is a nine letter word for a thing that starts with the letter K and ends with the letter S?

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What 9 letter word starts with k and ends with s?

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What is a group of baby koalas?

Baby koalas, or joeys, do not gather in groups, so there is no word for a group of baby koalas.


What mammal group do koalas and kangaroos belong to?

Koalas and Kangaroos both belong to the mammal group known as marsupials. These animals are commonly known as the "pouched mammals", though a few species do not have full abdominal pouches. However, these animals are all characterised by giving birth to undeveloped young which cannot survive independently of the mother. In order to survive, they must latch onto a teat, which swells in their mouth, securing them in place: some are then protected by a pouch, others by a flap of skin, and others just by the mother's underbelly.Within the classification of marsupials, koalas and kangaroos belong specifically to the order of Diprotodontia. This word is from the Greek words 'protos' and 'odontos', meaning 'two front teeth' and it refers to the prominent large pair of incisors on the lower jaw. This order also includes common marsupials such as the wombat, wallaby, sugar glider and possum of Australia (different from the opossum).


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It takes four different letters to spell 'fauna', but one of them has to be used twice. It takes five letters to spell 'fauna'. 'Fauna' is an English word that was coined in 1771 by naturalist Gilbert White. He borrowed it from Linnaeus, who used it in his 1746 catalog about Swedish wildlife. It was originally a Latin word, the name of a fertility goddess.