Editing Wallaroo (section)

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[[File:Wallaroo_002.jpg|thumb|Common wallaroo ''Osphranter robustus'' at [[Louisville Zoo]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Ltshears|title=English: Wallaroo Macropus robustus at Louisville Zoo|date=2009-10-04|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wallaroo_002.jpg|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref>]]

'''Wallaroo''' {{IPAc-en|w|Q|l|@|"|r|u:}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Chambers Dictionary|publisher=Chambers|year=2003|isbn=0-550-10105-5|edition=9th|chapter=wallaroo}}</ref> is a common name for several species of moderately large [[Macropodidae|macropod]]s, intermediate in size between the [[kangaroo]]s and the [[Wallaby|wallabies]], that are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The word "wallaroo" is from the [[Dharug language|Dharug]] ''walaru'' with spelling influenced by the words "kangaroo" and "wallaby".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of WALLAROO|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallaroo|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref>