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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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The middle-grade novel tells the story of Wombat — who is actually not a wombat, but a dog — who ends up in a shelter after wildfires sweep through the local area.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
An American influencer visiting Australia was threatened with deportation from the country after videos of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother went viral.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In others, including several marsupials such as wombats and koalas, the appendix appears shorter or more funnel-shaped.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
In Australia, her favorite has been the wombat, the adorable, mostly nocturnal marsupial.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
An American influencer visiting Australia was threatened with deportation from the country after videos of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother went viral.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In others, including several marsupials such as wombats and koalas, the appendix appears shorter or more funnel-shaped.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
In Australia, her favorite has been the wombat, the adorable, mostly nocturnal marsupial.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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wombat
noun
wom·bat
ˈwüm-ˌbat 
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears
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