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

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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