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: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
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The search for wallabies, wombats, and Tasmanian devils in Cradle Mountain National Park is a classic part of the Tasmanian experience.
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of three wombat species, all found in Australia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite being completely herbivorous, wombats are built like predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
For decades, Doug and his wife Jane have run an animal shelter, rescuing orphaned kangaroos, wallabies and wombats.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of three wombat species, all found in Australia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite being completely herbivorous, wombats are built like predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
For decades, Doug and his wife Jane have run an animal shelter, rescuing orphaned kangaroos, wallabies and wombats.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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wombat
noun
wom·bat
ˈwüm-ˌbat 
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears
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