Meanings
wallaby1
plural wallabies
- Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
Australia’s states and territories oversee management of kangaroos and wallabies but the federal government is involved in exports.
2015 September 14, Oliver Milman, “California set to ban kangaroo imports despite lobbying efforts by Australia”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2021
Wallaby2
plural Wallabies
- ball gamesA player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team.
If the final margin was slightly harsh on a spirited Wallaby side it was hard-earned reward for England’s well-organised defence and the last-quarter power lurking on their bench.
2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Dharugwollabi“swamp wallaby”
- Englishwallaby
Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”).
More words from Dharug
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вид дребно кенгуру
- вид дребно кенгуру (vid drebno kenguru)any of several species of marsupial
Catalan ualabi
- ualabiany of several species of marsupial
Chinese Mandarin 小袋鼠, 沙袋鼠
- 小袋鼠 (xiǎodàishǔ)any of several species of marsupial
- 沙袋鼠 (shādàishǔ)any of several species of marsupial
Czech klokan wallaby
- klokan wallabyany of several species of marsupial
Dutch wallaby
- wallabyany of several species of marsupial
Finnish vallabi, kenguru
- vallabiany of several species of marsupial
- kenguruany of several species of marsupial
French wallaby
- wallabyany of several species of marsupial
German Wallaby
- Wallabyany of several species of marsupial
Hebrew וַלַּבִּי
- וַלַּבִּי (wállabi)any of several species of marsupial
Irish valbaí
- valbaíany of several species of marsupial
Italian wallaby
- wallabyany of several species of marsupial
Japanese ワラビー
- ワラビー (warabī)any of several species of marsupial
Korean 왈라비
- 왈라비 (wallabi)any of several species of marsupial
Malay walabi
- walabiany of several species of marsupial
Māori warapī
- warapīany of several species of marsupial
Polish walabia
- walabiaany of several species of marsupial
Portuguese wallaby
- wallabyany of several species of marsupial
Russian ва́ллаби
- ва́ллаби (vállabi)any of several species of marsupial
Spanish ualabí
- ualabíany of several species of marsupial
Tagalog walabi
- walabiany of several species of marsupial
Turkish valabi
- valabiany of several species of marsupial
Welsh walabi
- walabiany of several species of marsupial
Cite this entry
wallaby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallaby
“wallaby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallaby. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wallaby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallaby.
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