wombat

[ wom-bat ]

/ ˈwɒm bæt /

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noun

any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.

Origin of wombat

First recorded in 1790–1800, wombat is from the Dharuk word wom-bat

Words nearby wombat

womanpower, woman suffrage, woman-to-woman, woman-year, womb, wombat, womb-to-tomb, women, womenfolk, Women in Love, womenkind

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Example sentences from the Web for wombat

I don't think a wombat's den would be such a bad thing to-night.
The Kangaroo Hunters|Anne Bowman
Days passed, weeks passed, months passed, and there was no wombat.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
When the Wombat saw the sergeant in the grasp of an inebriate he bore down on the fray full of fight.
Three Elephant Power|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
The wombat is an herbivorous animal, which burrows in the ground like a badger.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne

If the wombat's travels are crossed by a river, he merely walks into it, across the bottom, and out at the other side.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wombat

wombat

/ (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 for wombat

C18: from a native Australian language

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单词	wombat
释义	wombat [ wom-bat ] / ˈwɒm bæt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wombat ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger. Origin of wombat First recorded in 1790–1800, wombat is from the Dharuk word wom-bat Words nearby wombat womanpower, woman suffrage, woman-to-woman, woman-year, womb, wombat, womb-to-tomb, women, womenfolk, Women in Love, womenkind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wombat I don't think a wombat's den would be such a bad thing to-night. The Kangaroo Hunters\|Anne Bowman Days passed, weeks passed, months passed, and there was no wombat. The Life of James McNeill Whistler\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell When the Wombat saw the sergeant in the grasp of an inebriate he bore down on the fray full of fight. Three Elephant Power\|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson The wombat is an herbivorous animal, which burrows in the ground like a badger. In Search of the Castaways\|Jules Verne If the wombat's travels are crossed by a river, he merely walks into it, across the bottom, and out at the other side. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893\|Various British Dictionary definitions for wombat wombat / (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 for wombat C18: from a native Australian language 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 Content related to wombat Nephanalysis, Sitar, Wombat, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This WeekWhat do "spivvy," "smuggery," "stingo," and "schlemiel" have in common? You were looking them up on Dictionary.com last week. READ MORE Words related to wombat koala, kangaroo, possum, opossum, wallaby, bandicoot, euro, bar, thud, fred, waldo, whatchamacallit
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wombat

noun

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