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wallaroo

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wallaroo /ˌwɒləˈruː /
noun a large stocky kangaroo found in hilly country in Australia.
Genus Macropus, family Macropodidae: two species, in particular the common wallaroo (M. robustus)(also called euro1).
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from Dharuk walaru.