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WOMBAT
wombat
(noun) burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wombat (plural wombats)
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
Source: Wiktionary
Wom"bat, n. Etym: [From the native name, womback, wombach, in Australia.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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