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wallaby
(wɒləbi)
Word forms: plural wallabies
countable noun
A wallaby is an animal similar to a small kangaroo. Wallabies live in Australia and New Guinea.
wallaby in British English
(ˈwɒləbɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -bies or -by
1.
any of various herbivorous marsupials of the genera Lagorchestes (hare wallabies), Petrogale (rock wallabies), Protemnodon, etc, of Australia and New Guinea, similar to but smaller than kangaroos: family Macropodidae
2. on the wallaby
Word origin
C19: from native Australian wolabāWallaby in British English
(ˈwɒləbɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -bies
a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia
wallaby in American English
(ˈwɑləbi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈwallabies or ˈwallaby
any of various small and medium-sized herbivorous marsupials (family Macropodidae) that are very similar to kangaroos
Word origin
< Australian native name wolabāImage ofwallaby
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