wallaroo

American  

[wol-uh-roo] / ˌwɒl əˈru /

noun

• wallaroos,
  plural
• wallaroo
  plural

1. 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.

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wallaroo British  

/ ˌwɒləˈruː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wallaroo
  plural
• wallaroos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wallaroo

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

wallaroo wallaroos

"The wallaroo, of a blackish colour, with coarse shaggy fur, inhabiting the hills."

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

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 R. H. (Robert Hamilton) Mathews

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 Thomas Mitchell

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 Rolf Boldrewood

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

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 A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson