quoll

noun

ˈkwäl 

: any of a genus (Dasyurus) of small spotted carnivorous marsupials of Australia and New Guinea

Examples of quoll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another study from 2018 measured the accumulation of manganese dust in the hair and organs of wild quolls living near an active mine. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024

Implant the embryo into a female marsupial such as a quoll, and watch the quoll give birth to a thylacine baby. —Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 26 May 2022

The northern quoll, a carnivorous marsupial, has stumped researchers because the males die after a single mating season. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023

The quoll isn’t alone in kicking the bucket after one mating season — the phenomenon is a reproductive strategy called semelparity, present in animals such as salmon and praying mantis. —Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023

The quoll lives in parts of western and northern Australia and is known for its unusual mating habits. —Patrick Smith, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2023

The cane toad has been linked to the decline and extinction of several of its predators, including the northern quoll — also known as the northern Australian native cat — which is now endangered in northern Australia, according to the group. —Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2023

In the decades after the toads’ introduction, quoll populations in northern Australia have dipped precipitously. —Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2010

Like the devil, the eastern quoll (left), Tasmanian pademelon (center) and Tasmanian bettong (right) have all gone extinct from mainland Australia. —Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014

Word History

Etymology

short for je-quoll, from Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) dhigul

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above