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quoll

/ˈkwɒl/US/ˈkwɒl/

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

quoll: any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea,...
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Noun

quoll (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

quoll meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

quoll in Arabic

carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
دصيور

quoll in Malay

carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
kucing harimau

quoll in Indonesian

carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
gumbem

quoll in Thai

carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus
ควอล kwɔɔl
More languagesFewer languages
quoll in Vietnamese
mèo túi, cầy túi

Synonyms of quoll

Forms of quoll

pluralquolls

Origin of quoll

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.

Words formed from quoll

Words that rhyme with quoll

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Questions about quoll

What does quoll mean?
Quoll means any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a domestic cat.
What is quoll in Arabic?
Quoll in Arabic is دصيور. See Quoll meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is quoll?
Quoll is a noun.
How do you pronounce quoll?
Quoll is pronounced /ˈkwɒl/ (UK).
What is the plural of quoll?
The plural of quoll is quolls.

Words near quoll in the dictionary

  1. quoitlike
  2. quoits
  3. quoke
  4. quokka
  5. quokkas
  6. quoll
  7. quolls
  8. quominus
  9. quomodo
  10. quomodocunquizing
  11. quomodos

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