wallaroo

wal·la·roo

[wol-uh-roo]
noun, plural wal·la·roos ( especially collectively ) wal·la·roo.
any of several large kangaroos of the genus Macropus ( Osphranter ), of the grassy plains of Australia, especially M. robustus, having a reddish-gray coat and inhabiting rocky hills.
Also called euro.


Origin:
1820–30; < Dharuk wa-la-ru

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wallaroo (ˌwɒləˈruː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -roos, -roo
a large stocky Australian kangaroo, Macropus (or Osphranter) robustus, of rocky regions
 
[C19: from native Australian wolarū]

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