wallaby
[ wol-uh-bee ]
/ ˈwɒl ə bi /
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
wall-hung,
wall-to-wall,
walla,
walla walla,
wallaba,
wallaby,
wallace,
wallace's line,
wallace, george,
wallaceburg,
wallach
Example sentences from the Web for wallaby
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