/ ˈwɒmbæt; NAmE ˈwɑːm-/ noun
an Australian animal like a small bear , that carries its young in a pouch (= a pocket of skin) on the front of the mother's body
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Dharuk .
/ ˈwɒmbæt; NAmE ˈwɑːm-/ noun
an Australian animal like a small bear , that carries its young in a pouch (= a pocket of skin) on the front of the mother's body
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Dharuk .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005