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quokka

quok·ka [ kwókə ] (plural quok·kas)


noun 
Definition:
 
small wallaby: a small short-tailed wallaby that lives in large colonies. Native to: islands off the coast of Western Australia.  Latin name Setonix brachyurus.

[Mid-19th century. < Nyungar kwaka]
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