About The Word Wallaby
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Wallaby
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What's The Definition Of Wallaby?
[n] any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wallaby: brush kangaroo Related Terms | Find terms related to Wallaby: See Also | common wallaby | hare wallaby | kangaroo | kangaroo hare | Macropus agiles | nail-tailed kangaroo | nail-tailed wallaby | paddymelon | pademelon | rock kangaroo | rock wallaby | tree kangaroo | tree wallaby Wallaby In Webster's Dictionary \Wal"la*by\, n.; pl. {Wallabies}. [From a native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the
genus {Halmaturus}, native of Australia and Tasmania,
especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo ({H.
Bennettii}) and the pademelon ({H. thetidis}). The wallabies
chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains.
[Written also {wallabee}, and {whallabee}.]
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