wallaby
noun
any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered.
wallabies
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pluralof wallaby.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The listing price for Inchconnachan, which has a colony of wild wallabies, is $4 million, or $13.5 million with a completed home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
A research paper in 2020 by Holly M. English of University College Dublin and Anthony Caravaggi of the University of South Wales looked into wallabies in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
As well, dwarf wallabies had another surprise for the researchers: The two dwarf species had different teeth that were the biggest.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Two passersby rescued the woman from the dingoes after they chased her into the surf, using the same hunting technique they use for larger prey such as wallabies, Behrendorff said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Boa constrictors, Komodo dragons, crocodiles, piranhas, ostriches, wolves, lynx, wallabies, manatees, porcupines, orangutans, wild boar—that’s the sort of rainfall you could expect on your umbrella.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
