wombat

[ wom-bat ]
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noun
  1. any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.

Origin of wombat

1
First recorded in 1790–1800, wombat is from the Dharuk word wom-bat

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How to use wombat in a sentence

  • The evening ended less amiably than it began, and no one thought of the wombat until late, and then it had disappeared.

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • From Whistler also we first had the story of the wombat, bought at Jamrach's by Rossetti for its name.

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • It was in this trip that he made the first discovery of that peculiar Australian animal, the wombat.

  • In the evening they again endeavoured to catch a wombat, but failed.

    The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
  • They had with them a capable black tracker who had figured in recent events in the wombat Ranges.

    The Lost Valley | J. M. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for wombat

wombat

/ (ˈwɒmbæt) /


noun
  1. any of various burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials, esp Vombatus ursinus, constituting the family Vombatidae and having short limbs, a heavy body, and coarse dense fur

Origin of wombat

1
C18: from a native Australian language

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