wombat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger

WordNet

Wom"bat noun
Etymology
From the native name, womback, wombach, in Australia.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.

Webster 1913