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wom·bat
(wŏm′băt′)n.
Any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials of the family Vombatidae, somewhat resembling a small bear and feeding mainly on grass, leaves, and roots.
[Dharuk wambad.]
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wombat
(ˈwɒmbæt)n
(Animals) any of various burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials, esp Vombatus ursinus, constituting the family Vombatidae and having short limbs, a heavy body, and coarse dense fur
[C18: from a native Australian language]
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wom•bat
(ˈwɒm bæt)n.
any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.
[1790–1800; < Dharuk]
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Noun | 1. | wombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger marsupial, pouched mammal - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried family Vombatidae, Vombatidae - wombats |
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