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wallaby
[ wol-uh-bee ]
/ ˈwɒl ə bi /
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noun, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by.
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.
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Origin of wallaby
First recorded in 1790–1800, wallaby is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ba
Words nearby wallaby
walkway, Walkyrie, walky-talky, wall, wallaba, wallaby, Wallace, Wallaceburg, Wallace, George, Wallace's line, Wallach
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British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (1 of 2)
wallaby
/ (ˈwɒləbɪ) /
noun plural -bies or -by
any of various herbivorous marsupials of the genera Lagorchestes (hare wallabies), Petrogale (rock wallabies), Protemnodon, etc, of Australia and New Guinea, similar to but smaller than kangaroos: family Macropodidae
on the wallaby or on the wallaby track Australian slang (of a person) wandering about looking for work
Word Origin for wallaby
C19: from native Australian wolabā
British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (2 of 2)
Wallaby
/ (ˈwɒləbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia
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