Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parma wallaby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: par-ma wal-la-by
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.

Example Sentences

"The parma wallaby, Macropus parma, last seen in 1932 and thought to be extinct, was subsequently rediscovered in 1966."
"It was thought that parma wallabies were extinct in Australia in 1957, but it is now known that they exist in an area of coastal New South Wales, north of the Hunter River (Maynes 1977)."
"The rest of the macropods are wallabies. They are usually smaller than kangaroos and wallaroos. The smallest is the parma wallaby (Macropus parma) of New South Wales in Australia. Adult parma wallabies average 18 inches (47 cm) or so in body length, with tails about the same length."

Etymology

First element parma from Thurawal dama + wallaby.

Word Breakdown

Root: dama

Inflected Forms

parma wallabies (plural)

Synonyms

white-throated wallaby

Questions

What does parma wallaby mean?: A rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.
Where does parma wallaby come from?: First element parma from Thurawal dama + wallaby.

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