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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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The San Diego study began after a 7-year-old parma wallaby that was born and raised at the zoo began showing symptoms of infection in December 2024.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Also up in the Adelaide Hills, Cleland Wildlife Park gives visitors the chance to interact with some of Australia’s most iconic animals, including kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Mobs of kangaroos and wallabies are easy to spot lounging in open fields during golden hours.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Barrow Island is a major center for oil and natural gas operations, accommodating the most productive oil-extraction site in Australia, and home to a conservation reserve where spectacled hare wallabies, sea turtles, perentie (Australia’s largest lizard), and other rare and protected species live.
—Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Also up in the Adelaide Hills, Cleland Wildlife Park gives visitors the chance to interact with some of Australia’s most iconic animals, including kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Mobs of kangaroos and wallabies are easy to spot lounging in open fields during golden hours.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Barrow Island is a major center for oil and natural gas operations, accommodating the most productive oil-extraction site in Australia, and home to a conservation reserve where spectacled hare wallabies, sea turtles, perentie (Australia’s largest lizard), and other rare and protected species live.
—Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Wallaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallaby. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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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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