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scrub wallaby

scrub wallaby noun: any of various wallabies living in dense vegetation, especially the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, of eastern Queensland and New South Wales.

Noun

scrub wallaby (plural scrub wallabies)

  1. Any of various wallabies living in dense vegetation, especially the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, of eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
    • She waved out the sidewindow, ‘Another scrub wallaby! That's fifteen not including your side.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 16

Forms of scrub wallaby

pluralscrub wallabies

Questions about scrub wallaby

What does scrub wallaby mean?
Scrub wallaby means any of various wallabies living in dense vegetation, especially the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, of eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
What part of speech is scrub wallaby?
Scrub wallaby is a noun.
What is the plural of scrub wallaby?
The plural of scrub wallaby is scrub wallabies.

Words near scrub wallaby in the dictionary

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  2. scrub turpentine
  3. scrub typhus
  4. scrub up
  5. scrub wallabies
  6. scrub wallaby
  7. scrub wren
  8. scrub wrens
  9. scrubbability
  10. scrubbable
  11. scrubbed

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