wallaroo
Americannoun
plural
wallaroos,plural
wallaroo-
any of several large kangaroos of the genus Macropus (Osphranter ), of the grassy plains of Australia, especially M. robustus, having a reddish-gray coat and inhabiting rocky hills.
noun
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a large stocky Australian kangaroo, Macropus (or Osphranter ) robustus, of rocky regions
Etymology
Origin of wallaroo
First recorded in 1820–30, wallaroo is from the Dharuk word wa-la-ru
Example Sentences
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Value, kangaroo 9d. to 3s., wallaby 1� d. to 5s. 3d., wallaroo 1s. to 5s. 6d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The sorts used for carriage aprons, coat linings and the outside of motor coats include: blue kangaroo, bush kangaroo, bridled kangaroo, wallaroo, yellow kangaroo, rock wallaby, swamp wallaby and short-tailed wallaby.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
On the side of Warroga, we saw a very large black wallaroo which sat looking at us with apparent curiosity.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
A few animals have a distinctive word for the female as well as for the male; thus, the female of the wallaroo is bâwa, and the male goondarwâ.
From The Gundungurra Language by Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton)
"The wallaroo, of a blackish colour, with coarse shaggy fur, inhabiting the hills."
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
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