blue flyer

noun

A female red kangaroo.

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Meanings

nounblue flyer (plural blue flyers)

plural blue flyers

  1. A female red kangaroo.

    The female red kangaroo is referred to as a Blue Flyer, whilst the male is generally known as a Marloo or Boomer.

    2006, Lynda Staker, The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

So named from their bluish-grey fur and speed. Recorded since the 1860s.

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APA

blue flyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20flyer

MLA

“blue flyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20flyer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue flyer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20flyer.

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