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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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Eight miles from South Australia, Kangaroo Island is a nature haven with abundant wildlife, including kangaroos, sea lions, koalas, wallabies and echidnas.
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Queensland government protected the land, and now, over 1,000 miles away, 14 new wallabies have been recorded in Mallee Cliffs National Park.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Humans translocated forest wallabies from New Guinea–Australia to the islands of Southeast Asia at least 12,800 years ago.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to wallabies and kangaroos, 5 Star Farm's website advertises other exotic animals such as camels, zebras, llamas, and a zedonk, a combination of a zebra and a donkey.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Queensland government protected the land, and now, over 1,000 miles away, 14 new wallabies have been recorded in Mallee Cliffs National Park.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Humans translocated forest wallabies from New Guinea–Australia to the islands of Southeast Asia at least 12,800 years ago.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to wallabies and kangaroos, 5 Star Farm's website advertises other exotic animals such as camels, zebras, llamas, and a zedonk, a combination of a zebra and a donkey.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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“Wallaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallaby. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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