wallaby
noun /ˈwɒləbi/
/ˈwɑːləbi/
(plural wallabies)
- an Australian animal like a small kangaroo, that moves by jumping on its strong back legs and keeps its young in a pouch (= a pocket of skin) on the front of the mother’s body
Topics Animalsc1沙袋鼠(袋鼠科动物,产于澳大利亚) 词源early 19th cent.: from Dharuk walabi or waliba.