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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 (Halmaturus Bennettii) and the pademelon (Halmaturus thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains.
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any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored
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a kangaroo, it's just a smaller version
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a marsupial (ie type of mammal) which is native to regions in Oceania, specifically Australia and the New Guineas
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a native Australian
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The West Lake Elementary School Mascot from the kangaroo family.
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A wallaby (sometimes spelled wallabee or whallabee, though these are generally considered misspellings) is any of about thirty species of macropod (Family Macropodidae). Essentially, a wallaby is any macropod that isn't large enough to be considered a kangaroo and has not been given some other name. There is no fixed dividing line.
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