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Wallaby

Wal′la-by

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Wallabies
(#)
.
[From a native name.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus
Halmaturus
, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (
Halmaturus Bennettii
) and the pademelon (
Halmaturus thetidis
). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains.
[Written also
wallabee
, and
whallabee
.]

Definition 2024

wallaby

wallaby

English

Bennett's wallaby, a subspecies of the red-necked wallaby

Noun

wallaby ‎(plural wallabies)

  1. Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

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French

Bennett's wallaby, a subspecies of the red-necked wallaby

Etymology

From wolabā, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.

Noun

wallaby m ‎(plural wallabys)

  1. wallaby

Italian

Noun

wallaby m ‎(invariable)

  1. wallaby

Portuguese

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabies)

  1. wallaby (any of several Australian species of marsupial)

Etymology

From wolabā, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.

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