wombat

noun

wom·bat ˈwäm-ˌbat

: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears

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The series will travel to see elephants in Borneo navigating treacherous floodwaters, wombats in Australia with fires raging around them, a leopard in Zambia’s Lower Zambezi struggling with a brutal drought and Caribbean flamingos in Mexico facing up to the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 And the country's iconic animals – koalas, wombats and kangaroos – are all marsupials. —

New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025 The search for wallabies, wombats, and Tasmanian devils in Cradle Mountain National Park is a classic part of the Tasmanian experience. —

Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of three wombat species, all found in Australia. —

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