Definition of wombat Wombat

/wɑˈmbæˌt/ - [wambat] - wom•bat

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What does wombat mean?

Plural: wombats

wombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger

marsupial, pouched mammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

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wombat (Noun)
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

wombat (n.)
Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.

wombat
An Australian marsupial of the Vombatidae family having short legs and a short tail and measuring approximately 1 metre in length.

A wombat is a marsupial mammal, which forms the family Vombatidae. It lives in the Australian eucalyptus forests. There are 2 genera with 3 living wombat species, the Common Wombat and the Hairy-nosed Wombats.

It is a medium sized animal that makes a burrow by digging holes in the ground. Wombats are usually around a meter long when they are fully grown. It is a kind of animal known as a marsupial because it has a pouch on its stomach. When its young are born they spend some time growing in their mother's pouch before going into the world. Wombats are herbivores. They eat plants, roots, and grasses. They are nocturnal which means they sleep in the day and come out at night. Some wombats have thick brown fur and very small ears. They can weigh from 30 to 70 pounds.