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When I was in college, the first thing we did in acting class was to observe an animal at the zoo and become that animal. So I picked a wallaby.
Claire Coffee

Meaning of "wallaby" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WALLABY

From native Australian wolabā.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WALLABY

wallaby  [ˈwɒləbɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALLABY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wallaby is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WALLABY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wallaby

Wallaby

A wallaby is any animal belonging to the family Macropodidae that is smaller than a kangaroo and hasn't been designated otherwise.

Definition of wallaby in the English dictionary

The definition of wallaby in the dictionary is any of various herbivorous marsupials of the genera Lagorchestes, Petrogale, Protemnodon, etc, of Australia and New Guinea, similar to but smaller than kangaroos: family Macropodidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WALLABY


Araby
ˈærəbɪ
autophoby
ɔːˈtɒfəbɪ
Lockerbie
ˈlɒkəbɪ
Maghrebi
ˈmʌɡrəbɪ
Maghribi
ˈmʌɡrəbɪ
moucharaby
muːˈʃærəbɪ
Niobe
ˈnaɪəbɪ
Pintubi
ˈpɪntəbɪ
sassaby
ˈsæsəbɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALLABY

wall socket
Wall Street
wall to wall
wall-less
wall-like
wall-mounted
wall-to-wall
walla
wallaba
wallabies
Wallace
Wallace´s line
Wallachia
Wallachian
wallah
wallaroo
Wallasey
wallboard
wallcovering
walled

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALLABY

aby
baby
Band-Aid baby
blue baby
boom baby
bushbaby
crybaby
designer baby
gaby
grandbaby
hare wallaby
jelly baby
like taking candy from a baby
lullaby
on the wallaby
rock wallaby
tar baby
test-tube baby
war baby
whiptail wallaby

Synonyms and antonyms of wallaby in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wallaby» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALLABY

Find out the translation of wallaby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wallaby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wallaby» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

袋鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wallaby
570 millions of speakers

English

wallaby
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आस्ट्रेलियन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الولب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кенгуру
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wallaby
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপেক্ষাকৃত ক্ষুদ্রকায় ক্যাঙ্গারূ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wallaby
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wallaby
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wallaby
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワラビー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왈라비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wallaby
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người Úc châu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wallaby
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोंबैबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

valabi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wallaby
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wallaby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кенгуру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wallaby
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wallaby
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Australiër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wallaby
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wallaby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wallaby

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALLABY»

The term «wallaby» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALLABY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wallaby» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wallaby» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wallaby

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2 QUOTES WITH «WALLABY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wallaby.
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Todd Barry
I liked the koala, wallaby, and I chilled with a kangaroo a bit. There was a wombat that I quite enjoyed also.
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Claire Coffee
When I was in college, the first thing we did in acting class was to observe an animal at the zoo and become that animal. So I picked a wallaby.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALLABY»

Discover the use of wallaby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wallaby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wallaby: An Aussie, a Broad
Rod Maclean, author, journalist and television news presenter, is 48 and has cancer. In the final year of his life he writes of his work, of travels with his beloved wife Teddi, and of the sadness of dying.
Rod Maclean, 2004
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Creating HTML5 Animations with Flash and Wallaby
Developing HTML5 animations is time-consuming with all the coding required. This book shows you how to create compelling content for HTML5 environments with relative ease, whether you know Flash or not.
Ian McLean, 2011
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The wizard of Wallaby Wallow
A mouse helps a wizard discover what's lacking in his magic spells.
Jack Kent, 1971
4
Wallaby Track
Young doctor Stephen Brendell is called on by a privileged and courageous Deirdre Kerrick to save her relative's life, only to become wrapped up in her family's survival and his love for Deidre.
Aaron Fletcher, 1994
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Wanda Wallaby Finds Her Bounce
Receiving unhelpful advice from her animal friends after losing her bounce, Wanda Wallaby learns a life-changing lesson about being true to herself after a remarkable encounter with a crocodile. Original.
Jonathan Emmett, 2012
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Willoughby Wallaby
The trials and tribulations of a wallaby who has lost his hop
Jez Alborough, 1991
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Kangaroo's Comments and Wallaby's Words: The Aussie Word Book
An ideal book for those interested in things and people Australian, as well as travellers to Australia.
Helen Jonsen, 1999
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Kokoda Wallaby: Stan Bisset: the Rugby International Who ...
Stan Bisset's remarkable life story is told by former Australian soldier and Afghanistan veteran Andrew James. This is a truly inspiring book that crosses generations.
Andrew James, 2011
9
Wallaby Warrior: The World War I diaries of Australia's only ...
Wallaby Warrior is a rich and intimate observation of life from a very different time by one of Australia's greatest rugby players, and the man after whom the trophy for rugby union tests between Australia and the British Lions is named.
Greg Growden, Tom Richards, 2013
10
Willoughby Wallaby Woo
Willoughby finds celebrated author Dennis Lee in an Alligator Pie mode of charming humor and wordplay.
Dennis Lee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALLABY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wallaby is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare white wallaby caught on film in UK... after being spotted by an …
The smaller cousin of the kangaroo was caught on camera hopping around the English countryside. Caroline Phillips, 41, who owns the field where the mammal ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 15»
2
VIDEO: Rare white wallaby in Northamptonshire 'probably escaped …
A rare white kangaroo-like animal, believed to be a wallaby, spotted hopping around a field near Northampton probably escaped from a private collection or a ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Aug 15»
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Wallaby Hooper cited, in doubt for All Blacks final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia flanker Michael Hooper has been cited for alleged foul play in the win against Argentina, putting him in doubt for the Rugby ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
4
PETA upset that UM football players had a wallaby
A recent Instagram photo linking Michigan's football team to a pet wallaby infuriated a prominent animal rights group, which says it tried to track down the exotic ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
5
Orphaned Tree Kangaroo Raised By Surrogate Wallaby Mother at …
An orphaned infant tree kangaroo has been saved by veterinarians who used a wallaby as its surrogate mother in what an Australian zoo says is a world first. «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
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Missing wallaby found safe, returned to Arlington woman
Keri Rickard told The Daily Herald that her 2-year-old pet wallaby, Taz, disappeared from her backyard last week. She thinks he jumped a six-foot fence and ... «KOMO News, Mar 15»
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Search called off for missing wallaby near Arlington
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — It's been several weeks since anyone reported seeing a pet wallaby that escaped more than a month ago near Arlington. The owner ... «Q13 FOX, Feb 15»
8
Volunteers search for missing wallaby in Washington state
Bella, a 6-year-old wallaby, streaked across a highway and down toward a river in Arlington, 45 miles north of Seattle, after the wire on her kennel got loose as ... «Reuters, Jan 15»
9
Arlington petting zoo owners looking for missing wallaby
Bella, a 6-year-old wallaby, has been missing since Friday after she jumped from ... In 2002, a wallaby went on the run in Pierce County and was found after it ... «The Seattle Times, Jan 15»
10
Australian ranger captures moment snake devours wallaby
The python would have most likely caught its prey by lunging at and then coiling around the wallaby while it was eating fruits that had fallen from a plum tree, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»

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