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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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In 2009, a second colony of the rare wombat was established at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) say the video footage provides exciting evidence wombats are breeding in the refuge again.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In watching a wombat swim in a pond.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
This is different from marsupial mammals, which include opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and koalas.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) say the video footage provides exciting evidence wombats are breeding in the refuge again.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In watching a wombat swim in a pond.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
This is different from marsupial mammals, which include opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and koalas.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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