wombat

plural wombats · alternative obsolete whom-batt

1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

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   An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside.

   2025 March 13, Hilary Whiteman, “US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2025

2. AustraliaslangA slow and stupid person; a dullard.

1. A locality in the Hilltops council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.