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toolach

noun
too·lach | \ˈtüˌlach\
plural -es

Definition of toolach 

: a lightly built and heavily furred fawn gray wallaby (Macropus greyi) that is strikingly banded on face and rump and is nearly or wholly extinct due to excessive hunting

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native name in Australia

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