wallaroo
noun
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.
wallaroos
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pluralof wallaroo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
