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单词 wombat
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Definition of wombat in English:

wombat

noun ˈwɒmbatˈwɑmˌbæt
  • A burrowing plant-eating Australian marsupial which resembles a small bear with short legs.

    毛鼻袋熊

    Family Vombatidae: two genera and three species, in particular the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To the kangaroos and emus of the outback, I was able to add sightings of wallabies, a wombat, and an echidna.
    • As Gondwana broke up, the link was broken, and the Australasian marsupials evolved in isolation, giving rise to the modern groups of koalas, bandicoots, wombats, and kangaroos.
    • It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds.
    • Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
    • Like their koala cousins, wombats have a hardened layer over the muscles of their rump; a very hardened layer.
    • Well Kayne's waistcoat was made out of several native Australian animals, possibly possum, wombat, kangaroo and wallaby pelts, all sewn together.
    • It is home to possums, pelicans, the duck-billed platypus, the kookaburra, kangaroos and wombats, to name just those he found for us during our adventure into paradise.
    • In fact there is a great deal at Riversleigh that is more complex than just the fossils of koalas and wombats and kangaroos and other weird creatures.
    • Amateur fossil hunters have helped to uncover the oldest known ancestor to kangaroos, koalas, possums, and wombats.
    • On Terra these include kangaroos, wallabies, bandicoots, opossums, and wombats.
    • So each species will probably carry a different profile but we have yet to look at various species such as kangaroos and wombats and others that come to mind immediately.
    • There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct.
    • So the extension of the term ‘marsupial’ is the set of all marsupials: kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and so on.
    • Australia once boasted a spectacular megafauna including giant wombats as big as grizzly bears and giant kangaroos.
    • Koalas and wombats are probably each other's closest relatives.
    • The skeleton of a very large Diprotodon, an extinct fossil marsupial somewhat resembling a wombat the size of a rhinoceros, had been discovered south of Karratha in the Pilbara region.
    • Wroe's team recognized that for marsupials (like koalas, wombats, and kangaroos) brain size could be used to estimate overall body weight.
    • There, fishermen sold the French more animals, including dwarf emus, a tame kangaroo and several more wombats, all of which arrived safely in France on March 24, 1804.
    • Scientists think an Ice Age marsupial similar to modern wombats was much larger than previously believed.
    • The online survey is quick and easy to fill out, and if you don't know your wallabies from your wombats there's a picture gallery to help you.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk.

Rhymes

combat

Definition of wombat in US English:

wombat

nounˈwɑmˌbætˈwämˌbat
  • A burrowing plant-eating Australian marsupial which resembles a small bear with short legs.

    毛鼻袋熊

    Family Vombatidae: two genera and three species, in particular the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To the kangaroos and emus of the outback, I was able to add sightings of wallabies, a wombat, and an echidna.
    • So each species will probably carry a different profile but we have yet to look at various species such as kangaroos and wombats and others that come to mind immediately.
    • There, fishermen sold the French more animals, including dwarf emus, a tame kangaroo and several more wombats, all of which arrived safely in France on March 24, 1804.
    • Koalas and wombats are probably each other's closest relatives.
    • On Terra these include kangaroos, wallabies, bandicoots, opossums, and wombats.
    • The skeleton of a very large Diprotodon, an extinct fossil marsupial somewhat resembling a wombat the size of a rhinoceros, had been discovered south of Karratha in the Pilbara region.
    • In fact there is a great deal at Riversleigh that is more complex than just the fossils of koalas and wombats and kangaroos and other weird creatures.
    • It is home to possums, pelicans, the duck-billed platypus, the kookaburra, kangaroos and wombats, to name just those he found for us during our adventure into paradise.
    • Amateur fossil hunters have helped to uncover the oldest known ancestor to kangaroos, koalas, possums, and wombats.
    • As Gondwana broke up, the link was broken, and the Australasian marsupials evolved in isolation, giving rise to the modern groups of koalas, bandicoots, wombats, and kangaroos.
    • Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
    • Scientists think an Ice Age marsupial similar to modern wombats was much larger than previously believed.
    • There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct.
    • So the extension of the term ‘marsupial’ is the set of all marsupials: kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and so on.
    • Like their koala cousins, wombats have a hardened layer over the muscles of their rump; a very hardened layer.
    • It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds.
    • Wroe's team recognized that for marsupials (like koalas, wombats, and kangaroos) brain size could be used to estimate overall body weight.
    • The online survey is quick and easy to fill out, and if you don't know your wallabies from your wombats there's a picture gallery to help you.
    • Australia once boasted a spectacular megafauna including giant wombats as big as grizzly bears and giant kangaroos.
    • Well Kayne's waistcoat was made out of several native Australian animals, possibly possum, wombat, kangaroo and wallaby pelts, all sewn together.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk.

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