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quokka
[ kwok-uh ]
noun
- a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, inhabiting islands and swampy areas in southwestern Australia.
quokka
/ ˈkwɒkə /
noun
- a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus , of Western Australia, occurring mostly on offshore islands
Word History and Origins
Origin of quokka1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quokka1
Example Sentences
Are 'quokka selfies' cause for concern?
An 11-month-old quokka joey survived and is recovering in the zoo's health centre.
“Kids see Jason on the cover with a cute little rottie — a magical version of the Australian quokka — and they ask about other magical animals in the book,” she said.
We are famed for having some of the cutest animals on the planet — such as the koala and the quokka — as well as many of the world’s most dangerous.
The study, led by the University of Leeds in Britain, Singapore Airlines and Western Australia’s tourism agency, featured videos of a quokka — a cuddly-looking wallaby native to Australia that the internet dubbed “the happiest animal on earth.”
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