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wombat
(redirected from Hairy-nosed wombat)

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wom·bat  (wmbt)
n.
Any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials of the family Vombatidae, somewhat resembling a small bear and feeding mainly on grass, leaves, and roots.
[Dharuk wambad.]
wombat [ˈwɒmbæt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials, esp Vombatus ursinus, constituting the family Vombatidae and having short limbs, a heavy body, and coarse dense fur
[from a native Australian language]
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Noun1.wombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badgerwombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
marsupial, pouched mammal - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
family Vombatidae, Vombatidae - wombats
Translations
wombat [ˈwɒmbæt] N → wombat m
wombat [ˈwɒmbæt] n → wombat m
wombat
n → Wombat m
wombat [ˈwɒmbæt] n → vombato orsino
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