wallaroo
[wol-
uh
-
roo
]
/ˌwɒl əˈru/
noun
,
plural
wallaroos
(
especially collectively
)
wallaroo.
1.
any of several large kangaroos of the genus
Macropus
(
Osphranter
), of the grassy plains of Australia, especially
M. robustus,
having a reddish-gray coat and inhabiting rocky hills.
Also called
euro
.
Origin
1820-30;
<
Dharuk
wa-la-ru
British Dictionary definitions for
wallaroo
wallaroo
/
ˌwɒləˈruː
/
noun
(
pl
)
-roos,
-roo
1.
a large stocky Australian kangaroo,
Macropus
(or
Osphranter
)
robustus,
of rocky regions
Word Origin
C19: from native Australian
wolarū