Dictionary

wombat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ (US)
• /ˈwɒm.bæt/ (Canada, UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.

Meanings

1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
   • An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside. 2025 March 13, Hilary Whiteman, “US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2025:
2. (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

Forms

Deriveds

wombat-headed · bare-nosed wombat · wombatish · northern hairy-nosed wombat · southern hairy-nosed wombat · wombat trail · wombatlike · wombat crossing

Synonyms

vombatid

Translations (67)

es vombátido (marsupial) · da vombat (marsupial) · lt vombatas (marsupial) · sl vombat (marsupial) · sk vombat (marsupial) · wrh wambad (marsupial) · ko 웜뱃 (marsupial) · ar وُمْبَت (marsupial) · ru во́мбат (marsupial) · cmn 袋熊 (marsupial) · ms wombat (marsupial) · nay moimoiri (marsupial) · sw wombati (marsupial) · cs vombat (marsupial) · pt wombat (marsupial) · be во́мбат (marsupial) · adt wartu (marsupial) · mr वॉम्बॅट (marsupial) · nv shash naʼazísí (marsupial) · ca uombat (marsupial) · fa وامبت (marsupial) · de Wombat (marsupial) · eo vombato (marsupial) · sh vòmbat (marsupial) · cy wombat (marsupial) · pt vombate (marsupial) · sv vombat (marsupial) · nl wombat (marsupial) · id wombat (marsupial) · es wombat (marsupial) · vo vombat (marsupial) · hy վոմբաթ (marsupial) · ug خالتىلىق ئېيىق (marsupial) · bg во́мбат (marsupial) · mn вомбат (marsupial) · kk вомбат (marsupial) · uk во́мбат (marsupial) · jui watu (marsupial) · zku wartu (marsupial) · el φασκωλόμυς (marsupial) · ro wombat (marsupial) · sh во̀мбат (marsupial) · tg вомбат (marsupial) · pl wombat (marsupial) · ky вомбат (marsupial) · uz vombat (marsupial) · az vombat (marsupial) · ja ウォンバット (marsupial) · xdk wumbat (marsupial) · ru вомба́т (marsupial) · tk wombat (marsupial) · it vombato (marsupial) · ga vombat (marsupial) · eu wombat (marsupial) · nb vombat (marsupial) · fr wombat (marsupial) · vi gấu túi mũi trần (marsupial) · th วอมแบต (marsupial) · ia wombat (marsupial) · tt вомбат (marsupial) · fi vompatti (marsupial) · mk вомбат (marsupial) · wyi warin (marsupial) · bjb wardoo (marsupial) · hi वॉम्बैट (marsupial) · tr vombat (marsupial) · ka ვომბატი (marsupial)