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From which specific language did Cook's expedition record the word 'kangaroo' in 1770?
A
Guugu Yimithirr
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B
Dharug
C
Yolngu Matha
D
Pitjantjatjara
The word gangurru named a large black kangaroo in far north Queensland.
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