wallaby

[ wol-uh-bee ]

noun

, plural wal·la·bies, (especially collectively) wal·la·by.

1. any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered.

Wallaby

¹

/ ˈwɒləbɪ /

noun

1. a member of the international Rugby Union football team of Australia

wallaby

²

/ ˈwɒləbɪ /

noun

1. any of various herbivorous marsupials of the genera Lagorchestes ( hare wallabies ), Petrogale ( rock wallabies ), Protemnodon, etc, of Australia and New Guinea, similar to but smaller than kangaroos: family Macropodidae
2. on the wallaby or on the wallaby track slang.
   (of a person) wandering about looking for work

Word History and Origins

Origin of wallaby¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, wallaby is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ba

Word History and Origins

Origin of wallaby¹

C19: from native Australian wolabā

Example Sentences

However, two Wallaby tries - either side of Itoje's 78th-minute score - saw Australia register only their second win against England in their past 12 meetings.

From BBC

Part of Thompson's remit was trying to keep young Wallaby prospects in the XV-player game.

From BBC

A wallaby hastily bounds towards sparse gum trees.

From BBC

It was most likely a mid-speed hopper, something like a swamp wallaby.

From Science Daily

Study leader Dr Rex Mitchell also coined the idea of 'Little Wallaby Syndrome' after examining the skulls of dwarf rock-wallabies to discover they can more than compensate for their size.

From Science Daily