wom·bat (w m b t )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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| Noun | 1. |  wombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badgermarsupial, 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 |
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