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Wombats (Latin: Vombatidae) are a family of Australian marsupials. Wombat or Wombats may also refer to:

Aviation

• Wombat Gyrocopters, a British autogyro manufacturer
  • Wombat Gyrocopters Wombat, a British autogyro design

People

• Ian Damon (born 1935), Australian/UK broadcaster, nicknamed "Wombat"
• Graham Eadie (born 1953), Australian rugby league footballer, nicknamed "Wombat"
• Jan Howard Finder (1939-2013), American science fiction writer and academic administrator, nicknamed "The Wombat"

Places

• Wombat, New South Wales, Australia, a small township
• Tolmie, Victoria, Australia, a small town originally called Wombat
• Wombat State Forest, Victoria, Australia
• Wombat Island, Enderby Land, Antarctica

Science and technology

• 6827 Wombat (1990 SN4), a main-belt asteroid
• WOMBAT (diffractometer), a high-intensity neutron powder diffractometer
• Wombat (operating system), a high-performance virtualized port of Linux developed by National ICT Australia
• Wombat crossing, a raised pedestrian crossing
• Project Wombat, formerly named Stumpers-L, an e-mail list, members of which are called wombats
• Wombat Financial Software, a low latency market data business acquired by NYSE Euronext and renamed NYSE Technologies

Arts and entertainment

• Wombat (TV series), an Australian children's television series
• Wombat, an Australian rapper
• The Wombats, an indie rock band from Liverpool, England
  • The Wombats (EP), released in 2008

Other uses

• L6 WOMBAT (Weapon Of Magnesium, Battalion, Anti-Tank), a version of the British 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle
• White Plains Wombats, a rugby league football team based in White Plains, New York
• Women's Mountain Bike and Tea Society (WOMBATS), a cycling group founded by Jacquie Phelan
• WOMBAT Situational Awareness and Stress Tolerance Test, a situation awareness or psychological assessment tool
• Wombat and Combat Wombat, 125cc motorcycles produced by Hodaka in the 1970s
• Wombat, a Humvee replica kit