wombat

[ wom-bat ]

noun

1. any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.

wombat

/ ˈwɒmbæt /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wombat¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, wombat is from the Dharuk word wom-bat

Word History and Origins

Origin of wombat¹

C18: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

But, true to form, the magazine also serves up the lighter side of science, explaining why wombats have cubed poop and what gravitational waves from a wormhole might look like.

From Science News

In Australia, giant kangaroos and wombats disappeared 46,000 years ago.

From Singularity Hub 

Airport staff were seen carefully loading Prince George's giant toy wombat onto the plane.

From The Daily Beast

Still, Prince George looked delighted today when he was presented with a giant stuffed wombat.

From The Daily Beast

And here he is being presented with a cuddly toy wombat, yes, still looking like a baby.

From The Daily Beast

The evening ended less amiably than it began, and no one thought of the wombat until late, and then it had disappeared.

From Project Gutenberg

From Whistler also we first had the story of the wombat, bought at Jamrach's by Rossetti for its name.

From Project Gutenberg

It was in this trip that he made the first discovery of that peculiar Australian animal, the wombat.

From Project Gutenberg

In the evening they again endeavoured to catch a wombat, but failed.

From Project Gutenberg

They had with them a capable black tracker who had figured in recent events in the Wombat Ranges.

From Project Gutenberg