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quokka

[ kwok-uh ]

noun

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


quokka

/ ˈkwɒkə /

noun

  1. a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus , of Western Australia, occurring mostly on offshore islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quokka1

First recorded in 1860–65, quokka is from the Nyungar word kwaka
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quokka1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

Are 'quokka selfies' cause for concern?

From BBC

An 11-month-old quokka joey survived and is recovering in the zoo's health centre.

From BBC

“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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