wallaby
wallaby is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains. [Written also wallabee, and whallabee.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- agitation
- amusement
- ance
- and
- bob
- bounce
- bound
- buck
- caper
- capriole
- caracole
- chamois
- curvet
- cut
- dance
- demivolt
- falcade
- fantastic
- flea
- flounce
- foot
- frisk
- frisky
- frog
- goat
- grasshopper
- hop
- jerboa
- jump
- kangaroo
- leap
- leaping
- light
- moon
- off
- oneself
- over
- ramp
- saltation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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