wallaby

English - Turkish

Definition of wallaby in English Turkish dictionary

küçük bir tür kanguru

ufak kanguru

{i} valabi

{i} küçük kanguru

vallabi

English - English

Definition of wallaby in English English dictionary

Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

A wallaby is an animal similar to a small kangaroo. Wallabies live in Australia and New Guinea. wallabies an Australian animal like a small kangaroo. Any of about 25 species of medium-sized kangaroos, found chiefly in Australia. Brush wallabies (11 species) are built like the big kangaroos but differ in dentition. Rock wallabies live among rocks, usually near water. Nail-tailed wallabies, named for a horny growth on the tail tip, rotate their forelimbs while hopping. The small hare wallabies resemble hares in movement and some habits. The small, stocky scrub wallabies, hunted for meat and fur, have short hind limbs and pointy noses. The similar short-tailed scrub wallaby occurs only on two offshore islands of western Australia. Several wallaby species have been exterminated, and several others are endangered

The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains

thetidis

Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo H

any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored

{i} small kangaroo-like marsupial found in Australia and New Guinea

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Related Terms

Wallabies

the national rugby union representative team of Australia

agile wallaby

A wallaby, scientific name Macropus agilis

antilopine wallaby

antilopine kangaroo

black-footed rock wallaby

One of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale

black-striped wallaby

A medium-sized wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, from Queensland and New South Wales

pretty-faced wallaby

A wallaby, scientific name Macropus parryi

scrub wallaby

The black-striped wallaby

swamp wallaby

A wallaby, taxonomic name Wallabia bicolor, known for its strong odor

Wallabies

Australia's international Rugby Union team

common wallaby

height 30 inches

hare wallaby

small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth

nail-tailed wallaby

small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail

rock wallaby

slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas

rock wallaby

Any of several small agile wallabies, chiefly of the genus Petrogale, that live in rocky areas and have thick-soled feet and a slender tail

tree wallaby

arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length

wallabies

plural of wallaby

Hyphenation

Wal·la·by

Etymology

[ 'wä-l&-bE ] (noun.) circa 1798. From wolabā, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.