name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈwɑmˌbæt/
Canada, UK:/ˈwɒm.bæt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑmbæt
rhymes with -ɒmbæt
rhymes with -æt
CMU ARPABET:W AA1 M B AE2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A locality in the Hilltops council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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4
noun
Meaning 4
burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marsupial, pouched mammal
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
