wallaby
wallaby · wallabies
валлаби
Wallaby
Any of several species of macropod marsupialsAny of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
UK/ˈwɒləbi/US/ˈwɑləbi/
» Kangaroos, wallabies and koalas are marsupials.
Känguruhs, Wallabys und Koalas sind Beuteltiere.
Кенгуру, валлаби и коалы относятся к сумчатым.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
Wallaby
ва́ллабиvállabi
More definitions
- any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Examples
2 sentencesKangaroos, wallabies and koalas are marsupials.
ruКенгуру, валлаби и коалы относятся к сумчатым.
deKänguruhs, Wallabys und Koalas sind Beuteltiere.
Wallabies were accidentally introduced to Hawaii and have become naturalized.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
any of several species of marsupial:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of several species of marsupial:
Origin
Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”).Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”).
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Forms
plural: wallabiesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored:brush kangaroo
Word family
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