Etymology

wallaroo

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Today it means: Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. Full definition →

Dharug walaru
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  1. Dharug · borrowed fromwalaru
  2. English todaywallaroo

Borrowed from Dharug walaru. Not, in fact, a blend of wallaby and kangaroo, although the fact that wallaroos are between wallabies and kangaroos in size may lead to that assumption.

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