wallaby

[ wol-uh-bee ]

/ ˈwɒl ə bi /

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noun, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by.

any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered.

Origin of wallaby

First recorded in 1790–1800, wallaby is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ba

Words nearby wallaby

walkway, Walkyrie, walky-talky, wall, wallaba, wallaby, Wallace, Wallaceburg, Wallace, George, Wallace's line, Wallach

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Example sentences from the Web for wallaby

They asked the director of the Buffalo Zoo for some wallaby hair.
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.|Michael Daly|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kangaroo and wallaby hunts, shooting and fishing parties, were arranged to fill up the time in spare days.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon|Jos Maria Gordon
We have seen no other game, except one wallaby and one kangaroo.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart|John McDouall Stuart
During the day one of the party shot a wallaby on the beach, which made very good soup.
Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John MacGillivray

One day, his son went hunting, caught a wallaby and ate it without giving his father any.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
It was quite a new kind of wallaby, and has been classed, from a specimen we brought away, as Lagorchester conspicillata.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2|John Lort Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (1 of 2)

wallaby

/ (ˈwɒləbɪ) /

noun plural -bies or -by

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

on the wallaby or on the wallaby track Australian slang (of a person) wandering about looking for work

Word Origin for wallaby

C19: from native Australian wolabā

British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (2 of 2)

Wallaby

/ (ˈwɒləbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia

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单词	wallaby
释义	wallaby [ wol-uh-bee ] / ˈwɒl ə bi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wallaby ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by. any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered. Origin of wallaby First recorded in 1790–1800, wallaby is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ba Words nearby wallaby walkway, Walkyrie, walky-talky, wall, wallaba, wallaby, Wallace, Wallaceburg, Wallace, George, Wallace's line, Wallach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wallaby They asked the director of the Buffalo Zoo for some wallaby hair. Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.\|Michael Daly\|October 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Kangaroo and wallaby hunts, shooting and fishing parties, were arranged to fill up the time in spare days. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon\|Jos Maria Gordon We have seen no other game, except one wallaby and one kangaroo. Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart\|John McDouall Stuart During the day one of the party shot a wallaby on the beach, which made very good soup. Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|John MacGillivray One day, his son went hunting, caught a wallaby and ate it without giving his father any. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim It was quite a new kind of wallaby, and has been classed, from a specimen we brought away, as Lagorchester conspicillata. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2\|John Lort Stokes British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (1 of 2) wallaby / (ˈwɒləbɪ) / noun plural -bies or -by 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 on the wallaby or on the wallaby track Australian slang (of a person) wandering about looking for work Word Origin for wallaby C19: from native Australian wolabā British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (2 of 2) Wallaby / (ˈwɒləbɪ) / noun plural -bies a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wallaby wombat, koala, kangaroo, possum, opossum, bandicoot, euro
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wallaby

noun, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by.

Origin of wallaby

Words nearby wallaby

Example sentences from the Web for wallaby

British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (1 of 2)

noun plural -bies or -by

Word Origin for wallaby

British Dictionary definitions for wallaby (2 of 2)

noun plural -bies

Words related to wallaby