quokka

[ kwok-uh ]
/ ˈkwɒk ə /

noun

a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, inhabiting islands and swampy areas in southwestern Australia.

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Origin of quokka

First recorded in 1860–65, quokka is from the Nyungar word kwaka

Words nearby quokka

quoin, quoin post, quoit, quoits, quo jure?, quokka, quoll, quondam, Quonset hut, quor., quorate
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British Dictionary definitions for quokka

quokka
/ (ˈkwɒkə) /

noun

a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of Western Australia, occurring mostly on offshore islands

Word Origin for quokka

from a native Australian language
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