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WALLABIES
Noun
wallabies
plural of wallaby
Proper noun
Wallabies
(rugby) the national rugby union representative team of Australia
Noun
Wallabies
plural of Wallaby (player for the Wallabies team)
Source: Wiktionary
WALLABY
Wal"la*by, n.; pl. Wallabies. Etym: [From a native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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