Definitions

wallaby

[wol-uh-bee] / ˈwɒl ə bi /

NOUN

marsupial

Synonyms

STRONG

bandicoot euro kangaroo koala opossum possum wombat

Example Sentences

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They meet again on Sunday and six-Test Wallaby Toole said they were brimming with confidence after opening their season with a 56-24 thrashing of Western Force in Perth a week ago.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Prop Nick Stiles played through a golden era of Wallaby rugby at the turn of the century, including in all three Tests in 2001 as Australia beat the Lions in one of the great series.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

But you can only beat what is in front of you, and while Australia didn't turn up in Brisbane, they did in Melbourne and showed they can be a very decent Wallaby side.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

The poor state of Wallaby rugby, Saturday's emotional response apart, is only one section of this.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

From the highest part of East Wallaby Island we discovered a patch of land bearing North-West 1/2 North eleven miles.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea by Stokes, John Lort

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