wombat C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈwɑːmˌbæt/ UK /ˈwɒmbæt/ See IPA manual Freq #44102 Meanings 1 noun a stocky, burrowing Australian marsupial of the family Vombatidae, with short legs and strong digging claws The wombat emerged from its burrow after sunset to graze. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms wombat-like Related forms Vombatidaemarsupialburrowkoala Etymology Borrowed from Dharug wambad or a closely related form, the name for the animal in an Aboriginal language of the Sydney region. Early English spellings varied before wombat became standard. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wombat **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɑːmˌbæt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɒmbæt/ **Frequency rank:** 44102 ## Meanings 1. a stocky, burrowing Australian marsupial of the family Vombatidae, with short legs and strong digging claws ## Examples - The wombat emerged from its burrow after sunset to graze. ## Derived Forms - wombat-like ## Related Forms - Vombatidae - marsupial - burrow - koala ## Etymology Borrowed from Dharug wambad or a closely related form, the name for the animal in an Aboriginal language of the Sydney region. Early English spellings varied before wombat became standard. ## Topics - Animals markdown