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plural wallabies also wallaby
: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Notamacropus) compare rock wallaby
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For decades, Doug and his wife Jane have run an animal shelter, rescuing orphaned kangaroos, wallabies and wombats.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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
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“Wallaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallaby. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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wallaby
noun
wal·la·by
ˈwäl-ə-bē 
plural wallabies also wallaby
: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos
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