and Phascolomys
n.
Thefirst is the anglicised form of the second, which is thescientific name of the genus called by the aboriginal name of Wombat (q.v.) (Grk. phaskowlos = leathern bag,and mus = mouse.)
·noun A marsupial of the genus Phascolomys; a wombat. ...
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