wallaby
/ˈwɒləbɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- an Australasian marsupial that is similar to, but smaller than, a kangaroo沙袋鼠。
1.1
- Family Macropodidae: several genera and numerous species.袋鼠科, 数属, 众多种。
1.2
the Wallabies
informal the Australian international rugby union team〈非正式〉澳大利亚国际橄榄球队。
短语
on the wallaby (track)
- Austral. informal (of a person) unemployed and having no fixed address〈澳, 非正式〉（人）失业且无固定地址的, 失业流浪的。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Dharuk walabi or waliba.