Library / English Dictionary

    WALLABY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly coloredplay

    Synonyms:

    brush kangaroo; wallaby

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("wallaby" is a kind of...):

    kangaroo (any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wallaby"):

    common wallaby; Macropus agiles (a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches)

    hare wallaby; kangaroo hare (small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth)

    nail-tailed kangaroo; nail-tailed wallaby (small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail)

    rock kangaroo; rock wallaby (slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas)

    paddymelon; pademelon (small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea)

    tree kangaroo; tree wallaby (arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact