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wallaby

noun
/ˈwɒləbi/UK/ˈwɑləbi/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”).

  1. borrowed from wollabi — “swamp wallaby”

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of macropod marsupials

    Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

    • Australia’s states and territories oversee management of kangaroos and wallabies but the federal government is involved in exports.

  2. A player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team.

    • If the final margin was slightly harsh on a spirited Wallaby side it was hard-earned reward for England’s well-organised defence and the last-quarter power lurking on their bench.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA