quokka

quokka
noun Etymology: Nyungar (Australian aboriginal language of southwest Western Australia) gwaga Date: 1830 a stocky herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus of the family Macropodidae) of southwestern Australia that has a short tail

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  • quokka — /kwok euh/, n. a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, inhabiting islands and swampy areas in southwestern Australia. [1860 65; < Nyungar kwaka] * * *       marsupial mammal, a species of wallaby (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

  • quokka — noun A cat sized marsupial (Setonix brachyurus) found in southwestern Australia …   Wiktionary

  • quokka — quòk·ka s.m.inv. TS zool.com. piccolo canguro (Setonyx brachyurus) diffuso nell Australia occidentale e nelle isole Rottnest e Bald {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: da una voce indigena australiana …   Dizionario italiano

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