wallaby

noun

wal·la·by ˈwä-lə-bē

plural wallabies also wallaby

: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Notamacropus) compare rock wallaby

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Researchers can’t say yet how this change might influence the wallabies’ survival, but serious problems are possible when species’ reproductive timelines get out of sync with seasonal weather conditions and food availabilities. —

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Giant wallabies, who became extinct 10,000 years ago, were unlikely to have been able to hop, and the extinction of the dinosaurs may have contributed to the rise of grapes. —

Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024 When reminded that most wouldn’t consider running a small petting zoo, bottle-feeding capuchin monkeys and housing baby wallabies and a host of other animals typical, Haddix laughs. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024 Be on the lookout for sea lions lolling on the rocks, as well as koalas, wallabies, and a host of shorebirds. —

Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wallaby