: a stocky herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus of the family Macropodidae) of southwestern Australia that has a short tail
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And what is a quokka?
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Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Take the potoroo, for example, or the quokka.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 May 2022
Rottnest Island Follow the lead of Margot Robbie, Adrien Grenier, Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer and Chris Hemsworth and hop the ferry to Rotto — short for Rottnest, in the Aussie way — for a quokka selfie.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka.
—Hamish Stubbs, National Geographic, 13 July 2017
Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Take the potoroo, for example, or the quokka.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 May 2022
Rottnest Island Follow the lead of Margot Robbie, Adrien Grenier, Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer and Chris Hemsworth and hop the ferry to Rotto — short for Rottnest, in the Aussie way — for a quokka selfie.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka.
—Hamish Stubbs, National Geographic, 13 July 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Nyungar (Australian aboriginal language of southwest Western Australia) gwaga
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Quokka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quokka. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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