Wallaby

['wɒləbɪ] or ['wɑləbi]

Definition

(noun.) any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. a small kangaroo.—On the wallaby On the wallaby track out of employment a slang Australian phrase derived from the shy habits of the kangaroo.

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