toolach

noun

too·​lach

ˈtüˌlach

plural -es

: a lightly built and heavily furred fawn gray wallaby (Macropus greyi) that is strikingly banded on face and rump and is nearly or wholly extinct due to excessive hunting

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

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