Quokka

//ˈkwɒkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.

    "At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988."

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"At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988."

Etymology

From Nyunga kwaka.

Related phrases

setonix brachyurus

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