Meanings
proper noun
- A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia.
Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone.
2008 March 2, “Captive platypus twins make history”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2008
Origin
From Heales + -ville, named after Richard Heales, a former Premier of Victoria.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Healesville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Healesville
MLA
“Healesville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Healesville. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Healesville,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Healesville.
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