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wallaby
[ wol-uh-bee ]
noun
, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by.
- any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered.
Wallaby
1/ ˈwɒləbɪ /
noun
- a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia
wallaby
2/ ˈwɒləbɪ /
noun
- 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
- on the wallaby or on the wallaby track slang.(of a person) wandering about looking for work
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wallaby1
First recorded in 1790–1800, wallaby is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ba
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wallaby1
C19: from native Australian wolabā
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Example Sentences
They asked the director of the Buffalo Zoo for some wallaby hair.
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One of the police shot a large cassowary, and also a large wild pig and a wallaby, so there was plenty of food for all.
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We also saw wallaby, and numerous tracks of cassowary and wild pig.
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The Fitzroy wallaby was plentiful, and the Leader shot an emeu.
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The wallaby is a smaller kind of kangaroo which is also hunted.
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There is no sign of life or what has been life, except here and there the roasted carcase of a wallaby or kangaroo.
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