wallaby

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wal·la·by /ˈwɒləbi $ ˈwɑː-/ noun (plural wallabies) [countable]  HBAan Australian animal like a small kangaroo 沙袋鼠〔产于澳大利亚〕

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wallaby• There are wallabies crawling out of the woodwork.• No of course not ... but I ain't leavin' Liverpool to chase bloody wallabies.• Is that Deion Sanders or a frightened wallaby running back punts for the Redskins?• There we can see lacy monitors, wallabies and even two-eyed echidnas.• And the charge of the white brigade ... the wallabies that really pack a wallop.• Even the wallabies, for whom bouncing around is a way of life, cast a curious glance.• And these are rare snowy white wallabies, thought to be the only flock in the World.Origin wallaby (1800-1900) Dharuk walabi or waliba

wal·la·by nounChineseSyllable  

Australian kangaroo a an Corpus animal like small

wallaby
wal‧la‧by /ˈwɒləbi $ ˈwɑː-/ noun (plural wallabies) [countable]an Australian animal like a small kangaroo

wal·labyBrE /ˈwɒləbi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːləbi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

wal·labies) an Australian animal like a small kangaroo, that moves by jumping on its strong back legs and keeps its young in a pouch (= a pocket of skin) on the front of the mother's body 沙袋鼠（袋鼠科动物，产于澳大利亚）