wombat
wom bat
- n burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
- The wombat program had operated on a shoestring budget for years, and millions were needed to establish the second colony.
- The Australian hairy-nosed wombat stays in its cave, and the South American smoky jungle frog hunkers down beneath a leaf, all tantalizingly hidden from the prying eyes of the .
- The northern-hairy nose wombat weighs up to ninety pounds and can measure more than three feet in length.