Wallaby \Wal"la*by\, n.; pl. {Wallabies}. [From a native name.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the
genus {Halmaturus}, native of Australia and Tasmania,
especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo
({Halmaturus Bennettii}) and the pademelon ({Halmaturus
thetidis}). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district
and bushy plains. [Written also {wallabee}, and {whallabee}.]
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