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: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
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This baby wombat will brighten your day 00:42 Aside from gigil, the list includes 10 other loanwords from the Philippines, such as videoke, the Filipino version of karaoke, and terror, a strict, harsh or demanding teacher.
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Jones eventually released the distressed baby wombat, which hissed and screeched while in her arms, back onto the road, the video shows.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
In the video, the wombat's mother is seen tailing her from behind.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
An American tourist caused international outrage mid-March after she was filmed snatching a baby wombat from its mother and running off with it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Jones eventually released the distressed baby wombat, which hissed and screeched while in her arms, back onto the road, the video shows.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
In the video, the wombat's mother is seen tailing her from behind.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
An American tourist caused international outrage mid-March after she was filmed snatching a baby wombat from its mother and running off with it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wombat
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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wombat
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wom·bat
ˈwüm-ˌbat 
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears
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