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quokka|ˈkwɒkə|
[Aboriginal name.]
A small short-tailed wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, found in restricted coastal areas of south-western Australia.
1863J. Gould Mammals Austral. II. 38 At Augusta..its [the short-tailed wallaby's] native name, Quäk-a, is the same as at King George's Sound. 1943C. Barrett Austral. Animal Bk. xi. 96 The quokka or short-tailed pademelon..inhabits the coastal districts of South-western Australia. 1963Spectator 25 Jan. 102/2 The quokka, indigenous to Western Australia, is a ‘species of rat’, albeit rather friendly. 1968New Scientist 29 Feb. 455/2 At night the place [sc. Rottnest Island] quivers with wallabies about the size of hares. They are what the Aborigines call quokkas. 1976Nature 1 Jan. 42/1 Female quokkas mate soon after giving birth. |