wombat
nounUS /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ · CA, UK /ˈwɒm.bæt/
Etymology Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.
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 appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside.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:
- Synonyms
- vombatid
- Derived terms
- bare-nosed wombat, northern hairy-nosed wombat, southern hairy-nosed wombat, wombat crossing, wombat-headed, wombatish, wombatlike, wombat trail