First Known Use: circa 1826
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wallaroo
noun wal·la·roo \ˌwä-lə-ˈrü\
plural wal·la·roos
Definition of WALLAROO
1
: a large reddish-gray kangaroo (Macropus robustus) —called also euro
2
: either of two kangaroos (Macropus antelopinus and M. bernardus) related to the wallaroo
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Origin of WALLAROO
Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) walaru
Rhymes with WALLAROO
aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu
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