wallaby Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
    brush kangaroo.

WordNet

Wal"la*by noun
Etymology
From a native name.
Wordforms
plural Wallabies
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains. Written also wallabee, and whallabee.

Webster 1913