wallaby
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ə 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.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Dharuk wa-la-ba
1790–1800; < Dharuk wa-la-ba
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| —n , pl -bies, -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. | slang (Austral) on the wallaby, on the wallaby track (of a person) wandering about looking for work |
| [C19: from native Australian wolabā] | |
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Word Origin & History
wallaby
kind of small kangaroo, 1826, from native Australian wolaba.
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Example sentences
Red kangaroos hop around in wire-fenced pens, as do their wallaby cousins.
The dogs sneaked onto zoo grounds but never got inside the wallaby enclosure.
Also available for feeding are the kangaroo and wallaby.
If you want strangers to talk to you in the grocery store, bring along a wallaby.
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