Definitions for wallabyˈwɒl ə bi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wal•la•byˈwɒl ə bi(n.)(pl.)-bies; -by.
any of certain small to medium-sized plant-eating marsupials of the kangaroo family, Macropodidae.
Category: Mammals
Origin of wallaby:
1790–1800; < Dharuk wa-la-ba
Princeton's WordNet
wallaby, brush kangaroo(noun)
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Wiktionary
wallaby(Noun)
Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos
Origin: From wolabā, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.
Webster Dictionary
Wallaby(noun)
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 (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains
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