quoll

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UK/ˈkwɒl/UK/ˈkwəʊl/US/ˈkwoʊl/

noun

Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a domestic cat.

Similar
native cat
OriginGuugu Yimidhirr dhigul →
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Meanings

nounquoll (plural quolls)

plural quolls

  1. Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a domestic cat.

    Synonyms: native cat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a domestic cat.

Similar
native cat

Origin

  1. Guugu Yimidhirrdhigul
  2. Englishquoll

From the earlier form je-quoll, from Guugu Yimidhirr dhigul. Recorded by Banks but then virtually forgotten for 150 years, with the term native cat used instead. Today readopted and gaining in popularity.

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Translations

Arabic دصيور
  • دصيورcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Bulgarian куо́л
  • куо́л (kuól)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Catalan gat marsupial
  • gat marsupialcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Chinese Mandarin 袋鼬
  • 袋鼬 (dàiyòu)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Czech kunovec, šlakol
  • kunoveccarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
  • šlakolcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Dutch buidelmarter
  • buidelmartercarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Finnish pussinäätä
  • pussinäätäcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
French dasyure, chat marsupial
  • dasyurecarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
  • chat marsupialcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
German Beutelmarder
  • Beutelmardercarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Hebrew נמיית הכיס
  • נמיית הכיס (nemiyát hakís)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Hungarian erszényesnyest
  • erszényesnyestcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Indonesian gumbem
  • gumbemcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Italian dasiuro
  • dasiurocarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Japanese 袋猫
  • 袋猫 (fukuroneko)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Korean 쿠올
  • 쿠올 (kuol)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Malay kucing harimau
  • kucing harimaucarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Polish niełaz
  • niełazcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Portuguese gato-marsupial, quoll
  • gato-marsupialcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
  • quollcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Russian пятнистые сумчатые куницы
  • пятнистые сумчатые куницы (pjatnistyje sumčatyje kunicy)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Swedish pungmård
  • pungmårdcarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Thai ควอล
  • ควอล (kwɔɔl)carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
Vietnamese mèo túi, cầy túi
  • mèo túicarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
  • cầy túicarnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with quoll

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Cite this entry
APA

quoll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoll

MLA

“quoll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quoll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoll.

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