wombat

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: wom=bat

CIDE DICTIONARY

wombat, n. [From the native name, womback, wombach, in Australia.].

 Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (Phascolomys ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

wombat, n. any burrowing plant-eating Australian marsupial of the family Vombatidae, resembling a small bear, with short legs.

Etymology

Aboriginal