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. on the wallaby
Word origin
C19: from native Australian wolabā
Examples of 'wallabies' in a sentence
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Do they come out here at night to knock off wallabies or anything?
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG (2003)
Through the spidery pandanus trees were wallabies hopping idly in the golden light.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The village has a restaurant and wallabies and deer roam the grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As if the kangaroos weren't enough, there are smaller wallabies and wallaroos too.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It also has 40 wallabies to keep the weeds in check.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The shelter also cares for injured possums, kangaroos and wallabies.
The Sun (2009)
They are sold in pairs because wallabies like living in a social group.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
When we're talking about young koalas, wallabies and sloths, resistance becomes useless.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are rock wallabies hopping along the dunes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We repeatedly rattle off our sightings: turtles, dolphins, sea snakes, rock wallabies, bats.