WOMBATS

Noun

wombats

plural of wombat

Source: Wiktionary

WOMBAT

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