noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɒləbi/
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General-American:/ˈwɑləbi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brush kangaroo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kangaroo
Narrower terms: common wallaby, Macropus agiles, hare wallaby, kangaroo hare, nail-tailed wallaby, nail-tailed kangaroo, rock wallaby, rock kangaroo, pademelon, paddymelon, tree wallaby, tree kangaroo
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”).
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abau:
pareis
— any of several species of marsupial
Adnyamathanha:
andu
— any of several species of marsupial
Adnyamathanha:
unda
— any of several species of marsupial
Amurdag:
malayiwar
— any of several species of marsupial
Assamese:
ওৱালাবি
(üalabi)
— any of several species of marsupial
Barngarla:
yoombala
— any of several species of marsupial
Barngarla:
yooridni
— any of several species of marsupial
Bulgarian:
вид дребно кенгуру
(vid drebno kenguru)
— any of several species of marsupial
Catalan:
ualabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Chinese Mandarin:
小袋鼠
(xiǎodàishǔ)
— any of several species of marsupial
Chinese Mandarin:
沙袋鼠
(shādàishǔ)
— any of several species of marsupial
Czech:
klokan wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
Dharug:
wollabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Dutch:
wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
Dyaabugay:
dulbil
— any of several species of marsupial
Dyirbal:
barrgan
— any of several species of marsupial
Finnish:
vallabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Finnish:
kenguru
— any of several species of marsupial
French:
wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
German:
Wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
Hebrew:
וַלַּבִּי
(wállabi)
— any of several species of marsupial
Hiri Motu:
magani
— any of several species of marsupial
Irish:
valbaí
— any of several species of marsupial
Italian:
wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
Japanese:
ワラビー
(warabī)
— any of several species of marsupial
Kaurna:
kurnta
— any of several species of marsupial
Kaurna:
kunadna
— any of several species of marsupial
Kaurna:
wadlha
— any of several species of marsupial
Kayardild:
karnjina
— any of several species of marsupial
Korean:
왈라비
(wallabi)
— any of several species of marsupial
Malay:
walabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Māori:
warapī
— any of several species of marsupial
Narungga:
gandu
— any of several species of marsupial
Ngadjuri:
wadla
— any of several species of marsupial
Ngadjuri:
gandu
— any of several species of marsupial
Ngadjuri:
gunda
— any of several species of marsupial
Ngarrindjeri:
pargi
— any of several species of marsupial
Ngarrindjeri:
wargi
— any of several species of marsupial
Nukunu:
kaantu
— any of several species of marsupial
Polish:
walabia
— any of several species of marsupial
Portuguese:
wallaby
— any of several species of marsupial
Russian:
ва́ллаби
(vállabi)
— any of several species of marsupial
Samoan:
walopi
— any of several species of marsupial
Spanish:
ualabí
— any of several species of marsupial
Tagalog:
walabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Tok Pisin:
magani
— any of several species of marsupial
Turkish:
valabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Welsh:
walabi
— any of several species of marsupial
Woiwurrung:
wimbirr
— any of several species of marsupial
