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wallaby

DEFINITIONS OF: wallaby

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n any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored

Synonyms:
brush kangaroo
Types:
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Macropus agiles, common wallaby
a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches
hare wallaby, kangaroo hare
small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth
nail-tailed kangaroo, nail-tailed wallaby
small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
rock kangaroo, rock wallaby
slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas
paddymelon, pademelon
small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
tree kangaroo, tree wallaby
arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
Type of:
kangaroo
any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
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