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| kookaburra | a large kingfisher of Australia; has a harsh, cackling voice |
| wallaby | any of various small kangaroos, some no larger than rabbits |
| kangaroo | a pouch-packing mammal native to Australia; can weigh up to 200 pounds or as little as 2 pounds |
| wombat | a large burrowing Australian mammal that looks like a small bear. Females have a pouch to carry young |
| joey | a baby kangaroo |
| dingo | a wolf-like wild dog of Australia |
| koala | a mammal with roly-poly body, sharp-clawed toes which lives in eucalyptus trees |
| emu | a bird smaller than an ostrich which can run 30 miles per hour but cannot fly or crawl |
| platypus | a mammal that lays eggs, has protective quills, and eats termites and ants |
| echidna | a marsupial that hops like a rabbit, grazes like a deer and fears the dingo |
| Aborigines | the first Australian settlers |
| Canberra | the national capital of Australia |
| "Aussies" | what Australians call themselves |
| waltz matilda | to travel by foot with your belongings in a backpack or swag |
| Great Barrier Reef | A "living wall" composed of skeletons of many tiny sea creatures; stretches 1250 miles along Australia's northeast coast |
