quokka
noun
quok·ka ˈkwä-kə 
: a stocky herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus of the family Macropodidae) of southwestern Australia that has a short tail
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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 Word History
Etymology
Nyungar (Australian aboriginal language of southwest Western Australia) gwaga
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above