Noun:

Wombat,

wombat's Usage Examples:

On the other hand, in the hairy-nosed wombat (P.

The first family, Phascolomyidae, is typified by the wombats; but according to the view adopted by Mr H.

In general form and action wombats resemble small bears, having a somewhat similar shuffling manner of walking, but they are still shorter in the legs, and have a broader and flatter back.

There seems to be no doubt that fossilized remains of the dingo occur intermingled with those of the extinct Australian mammals, such as giant kangaroos, giant wombats and the still more gigantic Diprotodon.

presents resemblances both to the wombats and the phalangers, but is nearer to the former than to the latter.

It may be added that there are some marsupials, such as the wombat, koala, marsupial ant-eater and the dasyures, FIG.

As regards the teeth, in all cases except the wombats the number of upper incisors differs from that of the corresponding lower teeth.

On the other hand, the considerably smaller Nototherium, characterized by its sharp and broad skull and smaller incisors, seems to have been much more wombat-like, and may perhaps have possessed similar burrowing habits.

The large wombat of the mainland is variable in colour, some individuals being pale yellowish brown, others dark grey and some black.

The koala, or "native bear" (Phascolarctus cinereus), which differs widely from the wombats in its arboreal habits, is less specialized as regards its dentition, of which the formula is i.

Extinct Marsupials Reference has been made to the Australasian Pleistocene genera Phascolonus, Diprotodon, Nototherium and Thylacoleo, whose affinities are with the wombats and phalangers.

Fossil remains of wombats, some of larger size than any now existing, have been found in caves and Pleistocene deposits in Australia.

- The third and last sub-order of marsupials is the Diprotodontia, which is exclusively Australasian and includes the wombats, koala, cuscuses, kangaroos and their relatives.

Synonyms:

marsupial, Vombatidae, family Vombatidae, pouched mammal,

Antonyms:

None