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: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
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The others are the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons).
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
The recent recording suggests the refuge’s wombat population, estimated to be 15 individuals, is thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
This juvenile Northern Hairy-nosed wombat was spied waddling around the Richard Underwood Nature Reserve (RUNR) in the state of Queensland, and the species is one of Australia's rarest mammals – and most endangered.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
The recent recording suggests the refuge’s wombat population, estimated to be 15 individuals, is thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
This juvenile Northern Hairy-nosed wombat was spied waddling around the Richard Underwood Nature Reserve (RUNR) in the state of Queensland, and the species is one of Australia's rarest mammals – and most endangered.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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wombat
noun
wom·bat
ˈwüm-ˌbat 
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears
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