: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Macropus) compare rock wallaby
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe baby wallaby was estimated to be between 5 and 6 months old. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2022 The zoo called off the search a week later for the tiny wallaby, which is believed to have been carried off by a predator. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022 Four Bennett's wallaby joeys, or baby wallabies, were also born recently. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022 The Michigan zoo first announced the arrival of the wallaby on Friday, sharing photos of the animal with its mother on social media. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022 The new addition to the zoo was announced Friday morning in a post that said 4-year-old wallaby Sprocket gave birth to her first joey. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2022 The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 May 2022 Faulk said no wallaby sightings had been reported as of Thursday afternoon. Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022 Finally on Friday morning, an alert curator spotted what looked like a wallaby footprint and followed the tracks to a service area in the park. Theresa Waldrop And Melissa Alonso, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) walabi, waliba