wallaroo

American  

[wol-uh-roo] / ˌwɒl əˈru /

noun

wallaroos 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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Etymology

Origin of wallaroo

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

Example Sentences

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

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)

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

"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 Morris, Edward Ellis

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