Definition of "quokka" []

• A small short-tailed wallaby (Setonix brachyurus) living in coastal areas of southwest Australia. (noun)

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• "And did you know that a quokka is a small wallaby?"
• "Traditional ones like quokka get an airing, but the quokka is a rare animal now, found only on a few offshore islands in Western Australia, and so the word must be much less often used than an everyday Adelaide word like stobie pole (` utility pole '), for instance."
• "By Chaz, January 1, 2010 @ 12: 55 pm quokka how about some resetlams?"