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wal·la·by  (wl-b)

n. pl. wal·la·bies or wallaby

Any of various marsupials of the genus Wallabia and related genera, of Australia and adjacent islands, related to the kangaroos but generally smaller and often having a colorful coat.

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[Dharuk walaba.]

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wallaby

Noun

pl -bies a marsupial of Australia and New Guinea that resembles a small kangaroo [Aboriginal wolabā]

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wallaby - any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored brush kangaroo kangaroo - any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail common wallaby, Macropus agiles - a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches hare wallaby, kangaroo hare - small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth nail-tailed kangaroo, nail-tailed wallaby - small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail rock kangaroo, rock wallaby - slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas paddymelon, pademelon - small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea tree kangaroo, tree wallaby - arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length