noun
pl. -·bies or -·by any of various small and medium-sized herbivorous marsupials (family Macropodidae) that are very similar to kangaroos
Origin of wallaby
from wolab?, name in a language of Australiawallaby
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wallaby
noun
pl. wal·la·bies, or wallabyAny of various marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, resembling kangaroos but generally smaller.
Origin of wallaby
Dharuk walaba
wallaby
bridled nailtail wallaby
Onychogalea fraenata
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Noun
(plural wallabies)
Origin
From wolabÄ, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.
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Sentence Examples
- Each boot is similar to the Wallaby Lo style in height and shape, and it resembles one character in its entirety instead of just featuring a handful of ladybugs scattered across the upper, for example.
- From the Classic Collection comes the Mel, a shoe with an upper that rises to the ankle, not unlike a desert boot or wallaby.
- The classic style that mimics the ones in the adult lines is the Wallaby, available in Hi, Lo, and Mini heights.
- FILANDER, the name by which the Aru Island wallaby (Macropus brunii) was first described.
- The larger wallabies, or brush-kangaroos, such as the red-necked wallaby (M.
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