quokka means A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
quokka is pronounced /ˈkwɒkə/.
Etymology
From Nyunga kwaka.
noun
- A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.“At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988.”