- wom·bat
- /ˈwɑːmˌbæt/ noun, pl -bats [count]: an Australian animal that looks like a small bear◇ The female wombat has a pouch in which the young are carried.
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wom|bat — «WOM bat», noun. a burrowing Australian mammal that looks like a small bear (in Australia also called badger). A female wombat has a pouch for carrying her young. ╂[< native Australian name] … Useful english dictionary
bat — bat·tail·ous; bat·ta·lia; bat·tal·ion; bat·tel·er; bat·te·ment; bat·ten·berg; bat·ten·er; bat·te·rie; bat·ter·sea; bat·tery; bat·tery·man; bat·ting; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; bat·tu; bat·tue; bat·ture; bat·tu·ta;… … English syllables
wom — air·crafts·wom·an; al·der·wom·an; bond·wom·an; busi·ness·wom·an; chap·wom·an; com·mit·tee·wom·an; con·gress·wom·an; ser·vice·wom·an; states·wom·an; wom·an·ful·ly; wom·an·head; wom·an·hood; wom·an·house; wom·an·ish; wom·an·ish·ly; wom·an·ish·ness; … English syllables
bat|tered-wom|an syndrome — «BAT uhrd WUM uhn», a condition in which a woman s ability to act reasonably is impaired by experiencing repeated physical violence: »Evidence about battered woman syndrome may be the only way to persuade a jury to identify with a killer (Time) … Useful english dictionary
wombat — wom·bat … English syllables
wombat — /wom bat/, n. any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger. [1790 1800; < Dharuk wom bat] * * * Either of two species (family Vombatidae) of nocturnal Australian… … Universalium
wombat — wom|bat [ˈwɔmbæt US ˈwa:m ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dharuk; Origin: wambaty] an Australian animal like a small bear whose babies live in a pocket of skin on its body … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wombat — Wom|bat der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. wombat, dies aus einer austr. Eingeborenensprache> austral. Beuteltier, ein kurzbeiniger, stummelschwänziger, nachtaktiver Bodenbewohner … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
wombat — wom|bat [ wam,bæt ] noun count an Australian animal that is similar to a small bear. A female wombat has a pouch on the outside of her stomach in which she carries her babies after they are born … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wombat — wom•bat [[t]ˈwɒm bæt[/t]] n. mam any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger • Etymology: 1790–1800; < Dharuk … From formal English to slang
