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1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wallaby \Wal"la*by\, n.; pl. {Wallabies}. [From a native name.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus {Halmaturus}, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo ({Halmaturus Bennettii}) and the pademelon ({Halmaturus thetidis}). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains. [Written also {wallabee}, and {whallabee}.] [1913 Webster]
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