wombat

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwɑmˌbæt/(US)
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/ˈwɑmˌbæt/(US) · /ˈwɒm.bæt/(UK)

Definition of wombat

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
    “An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside.”
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noun

  1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
    “An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside.”
  2. (Australia, slang)A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

name

  1. A locality in the Hilltops council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.

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