Definition of quokka
: a stocky herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus of the family Macropodidae) of southwestern Australia that has a short tail
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Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka.
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Origin and Etymology of quokka
Nyungar (Australian aboriginal language of southwest Western Australia) gwaga
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