wallaroo
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of wallaroo
First recorded in 1820–30, wallaroo is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ru
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There was about as much chance of running him down there as a brumbie with a day's start or a wallaroo that was seen on a mountain side the week before last.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf
On the side of Warroga, we saw a very large black wallaroo which sat looking at us with apparent curiosity.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
Value, kangaroo 9d. to 3s., wallaby 1� d. to 5s. 3d., wallaroo 1s. to 5s. 6d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
A few animals have a distinctive word for the female as well as for the male; thus, the female of the wallaroo is bâwa, and the male goondarwâ.
From The Gundungurra Language by Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton)
The sorts used for carriage aprons, coat linings and the outside of motor coats include: blue kangaroo, bush kangaroo, bridled kangaroo, wallaroo, yellow kangaroo, rock wallaby, swamp wallaby and short-tailed wallaby.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
For reasons not yet clear the same did not happen to many similar and closely related animals, such as wallaroos and grey kangaroos.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
He lives with wallaroos and wallabies in the Australasia habitat and enjoys neck scratches and massages during his weekly laser therapy session for his joints.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Sunday; wolves, meerkats, wallaroos, sloth bears, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2016
A cuddly, button-nosed little creature with furry ears and an affectionate disposition, the koala�along with such other Australian curiosities as wombats, wallaroos, kookaburras and the duck-billed platypus �thrived until white men came.
From Time Magazine Archive
I bought a run a while ago, On country rough and ridgy, Where wallaroos and wombats grow — The Upper Murrumbidgee.
From The Man from Snowy River by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)
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