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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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Humans translocated forest wallabies from New Guinea–Australia to the islands of Southeast Asia at least 12,800 years ago.
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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
Innovative Nighttime Adventures for... Wildlife Watchers See Kangaroo Island’s nocturnal koalas, echidnas, and wallabies on a night safari with Australia’s Southern Ocean Lodge.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Australia Australia is home to some of Earth’s most extraordinary and unique wildlife, such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and quokkas.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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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
Innovative Nighttime Adventures for... Wildlife Watchers See Kangaroo Island’s nocturnal koalas, echidnas, and wallabies on a night safari with Australia’s Southern Ocean Lodge.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Australia Australia is home to some of Earth’s most extraordinary and unique wildlife, such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and quokkas.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Wallaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallaby. Accessed 7 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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