wallaroo

English

Etymology

From Dharug walaru.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌwɑləˈɹu/
• Hyphenation: wal‧la‧roo

Noun

wallaroo (plural wallaroos)

1. Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
2. A common wallaroo (Macropus robustus), the most common and widespread species of the three.

Hyponyms

• (any of three intermediate-size macropods):
  • common wallaroo, hill wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
  • black wallaroo, Bernard's wallaroo, Woodward's wallaroo (Macropus bernardus)
  • antilopine wallaroo (Macropus antilopinus)
• (Macropus robustus): eastern wallaroo, euro

Translations

any of three intermediate-size macropods

• Adnyamathanha: yuru
• Finnish: kenguru (fi)
• Irish: valarú m
• Malay: walaru
• Narungga: yuru
• Pitjantjatjara: kanyaḻa

Macropus robustus

• Finnish: vuorikenguru
• Malay: walaru

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Translations to be checked

• Warlpiri: ^{(please verify)} kanyarla, ^{(please verify)} kanyala

See also

• joey
• marsupial
• potoroo
• wallaby