wallaroo

[wol-uh-roo]

noun, plural wal·la·roos, (especially collectively) wal·la·roo.

any of several large kangaroos of the genus Macropus (Osphranter), of the grassy plains of Australia, especially M. robustus, having a reddish-gray coat and inhabiting rocky hills.

Origin of wallaroo

First recorded in 1820–30, wallaroo is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ru

Also called euro.

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Historical Examples of wallaroo

Wallaroo, or whatever outlandish name you like to call the bird.
A Very Naughty Girl
L. T. Meade
The Moonta and Wallaroo district was still richer in that precious metal.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
Jos Maria Gordon
Some of the finest crystals have been yielded by the copper-mines of South Australia, especially at Wallaroo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7
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British Dictionary definitions for wallaroo

wallaroo

noun plural -roos or -roo

a large stocky Australian kangaroo, Macropus (or Osphranter) robustus, of rocky regions

Word Origin for wallaroo

C19: from native Australian wolarū

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