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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