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wallaby /ˈwɒləbi /noun (plural wallabies) 1An Australasian marsupial that is similar to, but smaller than, a kangaroo.- Family Macropodidae: several genera and numerous species.
And all these animals lived there-big glider possums, pygmy possums, koalas, kangaroos and wallabies, wombats, platypus, just everything in the trees, on the ground and in the creeks....- It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds.
- So the extension of the term ‘marsupial’ is the set of all marsupials: kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and so on.
1.1 (the Wallabies) informal The Australian international rugby union team.Wallabies fly-half Stephen Larkham has claimed Argentina will do "whatever it takes" to win the game on 10 October. Phrases Origin Early 19th century: from Dharuk walabi or waliba. |