quokka

[ kwok-uh ]

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

Origin of quokka

1
First recorded in 1860–65, quokka is from the Nyungar word kwaka

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British Dictionary definitions for quokka

quokka

/ (ˈkwɒkə) /


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

Origin of quokka

1
from a native Australian language

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