Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Kangaroo
Captain Cook used the word kangaroo after hearing it from a
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One of the guides, Garoo, had the skills to catch the animal because he
was a(n) .

According to the natives gangurru literally means

Orangutan

In Malay, orang-utan was used to talk about the people

The locals used the words orange and tan because they thought the
visitors were .

The Swedish sailors compared the animals swinging in the trees to

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People in Indonesia started to use the word orang-utan because they

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OK
True origin: The American President Martin Van Buren was nicknamed
Old Kinderhook. OK was used as a slogan for his reelection.
Fake origin: In the American Civil War, after some battles, the soldiers
would say OK meaning Zero (0) Killing (K).
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ROBOT
True origin: The Czech writer Karel apek used the word in his play R.U.R
to describe efficient and emotionless workers.
Fake origin: The American band Styx used the word for the first time in his
famous song Mr. Roboto, inspired by hard-working people in Japan.
Your version:

WEREWOLF
True origin: In Old English the word were means adult male human. At
the time, people believed that some men could turn into wolves.
Fake origin: In 1913 Henry MacRae released his film The Werewolf.
Henry was obsessed with wolves so the title is an abbreviation of (if I)
were (a) wolf
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CANNIBAL
True origin: The Spanish used the word Canibal to talk about the Caribs, a
small tribe in the Caribbean that ate humans.
Fake origin: Canniball was a popular game in the Caribbean using a ball
made of canni (human). The players would throw balls at each other and
would then eat them.
Your version: