A wombat is a type of furry animal which has very short legs and eats plants. Wombats are found in Australia.
wombat in British English
(ˈwɒmbæt)
noun
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
Word origin
C18: from a native Australian language
wombat in American English
(ˈwɑmˌbæt)
noun
any of a family (Vombatidae) of burrowing marsupials resembling small bears, foundin Australia, Tasmania, and several Pacific islands