wombat

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wombat Either of two species of large, rodent-like marsupial mammals of se Australia and Tasmania. Both species are herbivorous, primarily nocturnal, and live in extensive burrows. The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) has coarse black hair and small ears. The hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) has finer, grey fur and large ears. Length: to 1.2m (3.9ft). Family Vombatidae.

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