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/ˈwɑmˌbæt/ · noun
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.
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Wombat means A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia..
Common synonyms include vombatid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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