wombat
noun
wom·bat
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Definition of wombat
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
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And there are the icons such as koalas, crocodiles, kangaroos and wombats. — Washington Post, "Skip Sydney’s typical city zoo for an Australian-animal park where you can touch a koala," 25 July 2019 Australians are still paying the price; there are more rabbits in the country today than wombats, more camels than kangaroos. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, "Overrun by Alien Species," 1 Nov. 2018 In the mornings, the sound of wild birds and burrowing wombats became my alarm clock. — Catherine Ridha, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Remote Valley is Australia's Best Kept Secret," 21 Mar. 2018 Some Phuds referred to these interlopers as wombats, and would issue wombat alerts if any were sighted entering the building. — New York Times, "Never Solved, a College Dorm Fire Has Become One Man’s Obsession," 13 Apr. 2018 We were taken by 4WD off the main track to some of the best locations for spotting possums, wombats and marsupials that are usually too shy to surface. — Catherine Ridha, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Remote Valley is Australia's Best Kept Secret," 21 Mar. 2018 Australia is full of cute animals—wombats, bandicoots, potoroos, echidnas, wallabies, platypuses, quokkas and koalas just to name a few. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "The Super-cute Eastern Quoll Returns to Mainland Australia," 16 Mar. 2018 This story has been corrected to reflect that the weight of Patrick the wombat is 40 kilograms, or 88 pounds. — Douglas Main, Newsweek, "The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29," 26 Aug. 2014 What is thought to be the world’s oldest wombat turned 29 this week. — Douglas Main, Newsweek, "The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29," 26 Aug. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wombat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wombat
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wombat
: an Australian animal that looks like a small bear
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