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wombats

wombats is the plural of wombat.

Meaning of wombat

Noun

wombat (plural wombats)

  1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
    • An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what...2025 March 13, Hilary Whiteman, “US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2025
  2. (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

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Phrases with wombats

Questions about wombats

What is wombats the plural of?
Wombats is the plural of wombat.

Words near wombats in the dictionary

  1. wombat trails
  2. wombat-headed
  3. wombatiforms
  4. wombatish
  5. wombatlike
  6. wombats
  7. wombchild
  8. wombchildren
  9. wombed
  10. Wombelano
  11. womben

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