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Wallaby

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wal⋅la⋅by

[wol-uh-bee]
–noun, plural -bies, (especially collectively) -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.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Dharuk wa-la-ba
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wal·la·by   (wŏl'ə-bē)   
n.   pl. wal·la·bies or wallaby
Any of various marsupials of the genus Wallabia and related genera, of Australia and adjacent islands, related to the kangaroos but generally smaller and often having a colorful coat.

[Dharuk walaba.]
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wallaby 
kind of small kangaroo, 1826, from native Australian wolaba.
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