Explore Wombat through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like marsupial. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wombat meaning
- Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
- A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
Synonyms of Wombat
Using Wombat
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia. | A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
- Useful related words include: marsupial, pouched mammal.
- In the example corpus, wombat often appears in combinations such as: the wombat, wombat meat, wombat was.
Context around Wombat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wombat
- In this selection, "wombat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aussie, active, species, meat, awareness and hunting stand out and add context to how "wombat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a baby wombat for a and a burnt wombat was filmed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wombat" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wombat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Seems a Tasmanian wombat has been observed attacking its young. (10 words)
Would you displace a wombat to build your dream home? (10 words)
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Wombat Awareness Organisation for comment. (10 words)
Understanding the spread and effect of the disease is not simple, but a is revealing why some wombat populations are free of sarcoptic mange, some have disease but don't decline, and why occasionally some do decline. (37 words)
Since 2005, an unofficial holiday called Wombat Day has been observed on 22 October. citation Wombat meat has been a source of bush food from the arrival of aboriginal Australians to the arrival of Europeans. (35 words)
There’s also a 50-seat dive bar below called, erm, Wacky Wombat, serving up cocktails from the imagination of De Soto that promises to be even more plush and ambient than upstairs. (33 words)
Would you displace a wombat to build your dream home? (10 words)
On the old "Barney Miller" TV show, who once joined the band onstage dressed as a wombat when he was 92 years old? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
The wombat-hunting scandal spread abroad, and coverage included links to previous Aussie wombat stories, including the tale of Tonka the wombat from Townsville, who specialised in tummy-rubs and cuddles.
There are two forms of treatment: one involves direct application onto the wombat’s body, and the other uses a burrow flap set up in front of an active wombat burrow.
Due to the protection of the species, wombat meat as food is no longer part of mainstream Australian cuisine, but wombat stew was once one of the few truly Australian dishes.
Since 2005, an unofficial holiday called Wombat Day has been observed on 22 October. citation Wombat meat has been a source of bush food from the arrival of aboriginal Australians to the arrival of Europeans.
Willy Wombat was a game released by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn in 1997 and Crash Bandicoot was originally envisaged as a wombat.
Seems a Tasmanian wombat has been observed attacking its young.
This year will be the third time the Wombat New Year's Eve B&S Ball will be held.
Understanding the spread and effect of the disease is not simple, but a is revealing why some wombat populations are free of sarcoptic mange, some have disease but don't decline, and why occasionally some do decline.
There’s also a 50-seat dive bar below called, erm, Wacky Wombat, serving up cocktails from the imagination of De Soto that promises to be even more plush and ambient than upstairs.
Would you displace a wombat to build your dream home?
A burnt wombat was filmed recently searching for food on a road near Kulnura in New South Wales (NSW) as the unprecedented, drought-fuelled bushfires continue to rage.
Sadly, Ben 'Combat Wombat' Sosoli lost his MMA bout last weekend; no ninja turtle skills.
A man has been caught on video stoning an innocent wombat - and then celebrating it.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Wombat Awareness Organisation for comment.
Johncock and another man are seen following the wombat in a vehicle on a dirt road.
On the old "Barney Miller" TV show, who once joined the band onstage dressed as a wombat when he was 92 years old?
The video was first posted on Facebook by Adelaide-based Wombat Awareness Organisation.
The video, which was posted online, shows a shirtless man stalking a lone wombat at night time on a dirt road in the Eyre Peninsula, with a car slowly following behind.
Things turned very awkward when one unknown Facebook user mistook a baby wombat for a human newborn and sent out congratulations out of excitement.
An alternative is to buy a preconstructed (or " turnkey ") wombat.
Common combinations with wombat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the wombat 8×
- wombat meat 2×
- wombat was 2×
- as wombat 2×
- wombat has 2×
- wombat awareness 2×
- hairy-nosed wombat 2×