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wombat

/ˈwɒm.bæt/ /ˈwɑmˌbæt/

Meanings
noun
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

Examples :

"The zookeeper explained that the wombat spends most of the day sleeping in its burrow. "
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Related Words

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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spends noun

/spɛndz/

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

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family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration sleeping

sleeping verb

/ˈsliːpɪŋ/

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

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burrowing verb

/ˈbʌroʊɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːroʊɪŋ/

To dig a tunnel or hole

"The rabbit is burrowing into the ground to make a home. "

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marsupials noun

/mɑː.ˈsuː.pi.əlz/ /mɑɹ.ˈsu.pi.əlz/

A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else pouchless members of the Marsupialia like the shrew opossum.

"Many Australian animals, like kangaroos and koalas, are marsupials. "

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mainly adverb

/ˈmeɪnli/

Forcefully, vigorously.

"The children mainly pushed their way to the front of the line. "

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explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration zookeeper

zookeeper noun

/ˈzuˌkipər/

A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.

"The zookeeper fed the giraffes their lunch of fresh leaves. "

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southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

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herbivorous adjective

/hɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

Feeding chiefly on plants.

"The giraffe is a herbivorous animal, eating leaves from tall trees. "

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eastern adjective

/ˈiːstən/

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

"The eastern part of the park has the best views of the sunrise. "