wombat
any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.
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But, true to form, the magazine also serves up the lighter side of science, explaining why wombats have cubed poop and what gravitational waves from a wormhole might look like.
In Australia, giant kangaroos and wombats disappeared 46,000 years ago.
How the Extinction of Ice Age Mammals May Have Forced Us to Invent Civilization | Nicholas R. Longrich | December 29, 2021 | Singularity HubAirport staff were seen carefully loading Prince George's giant toy wombat onto the plane.
Still, Prince George looked delighted today when he was presented with a giant stuffed wombat.
And here he is being presented with a cuddly toy wombat, yes, still looking like a baby.
The evening ended less amiably than it began, and no one thought of the wombat until late, and then it had disappeared.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellFrom Whistler also we first had the story of the wombat, bought at Jamrach's by Rossetti for its name.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellIt was in this trip that he made the first discovery of that peculiar Australian animal, the wombat.
History of Australia and New Zealand | Alexander SutherlandIn the evening they again endeavoured to catch a wombat, but failed.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleThey had with them a capable black tracker who had figured in recent events in the wombat Ranges.
The Lost Valley | J. M. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for wombat
/ (ˈwɒmbæt) /
any of various burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials, esp Vombatus ursinus, constituting the family Vombatidae and having short limbs, a heavy body, and coarse dense fur
Origin of wombat
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