wallaby

noun (a wallaby, wallabies; the Wallabies)

«wallaby» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A wallaby is an Australian animal like a small kangaroo that hops and carries its baby (a joey) in a pouch. tree →
(Australia, sport) The Wallabies are the national rugby union team of Australia. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about marsupials, Australian animals and habitats; in New Zealand some wallabies are pests; in sport news, the Wallabies play rugby; phrases: rock wallaby.

Examples

A wallaby hopped across the dusty track. tree →
A wallaby is smaller than a kangaroo. tree →
The baby wallaby peeped out of the pouch. tree →
Rock wallabies live among cliffs and boulders. tree →
The Wallabies beat the All Blacks on Saturday (Australia, sport). tree →
Wallabies are marsupials. tree →

Note

Plural: wallabies (y → ies). A marsupial: the mother carries the young in a pouch. Baby is called a «joey».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «wallaby» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«wallaby» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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