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parma wallaby

parma wallaby noun: a rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.

parma wallaby: a rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales
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Noun

parma wallaby (plural parma wallabies)

  1. A rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.
    • The parma wallaby, Macropus parma, last seen in 1932 and thought to be extinct, was subsequently rediscovered in 1966.1978, Derrick Ovington, Australian Endangered Species, page 42
    • It was thought that parma wallabies were extinct in Australia in 1957, but it is now known that they exist in an area of coastal New South Wales, north of the Hunter River (Maynes 1977).2003, John Long, Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence, page 39

Synonyms of parma wallaby

Forms of parma wallaby

pluralparma wallabies

Origin of parma wallaby

First element parma from Thurawal dama + wallaby.

Questions about parma wallaby

What does parma wallaby mean?
Parma wallaby means a rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.
What part of speech is parma wallaby?
Parma wallaby is a noun.
What is the plural of parma wallaby?
The plural of parma wallaby is parma wallabies.

Words near parma wallaby in the dictionary

  1. Parma ham
  2. Parma hams
  3. Parma violet
  4. Parma violets
  5. parma wallabies
  6. parma wallaby
  7. parmacellid
  8. parmacellids
  9. parmaceti
  10. parmacetis
  11. parmacetties

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