Wallaby

//ˈwɒləbi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
  2. 2
    A player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team.

    "If the final margin was slightly harsh on a spirited Wallaby side it was hard-earned reward for England’s well-organised defence and the last-quarter power lurking on their bench."

  3. 3
    any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored wordnet

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animalantelopearmadillobatbrush kangarooelephant

Example

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"If the final margin was slightly harsh on a spirited Wallaby side it was hard-earned reward for England’s well-organised defence and the last-quarter power lurking on their bench."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“rock-wallaby”).

Related phrases

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