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/kwɒl/noun
1- a catlike carnivorous marsupial with short legs and a white-spotted coat, native to the forests of Australia and New Guinea
1.1
- Genus Dasyurus, family Dasyuridae: several species.袋鼬属, 袋鼬科：数种。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Guugu Yimidhirr (an Aboriginal language) dhigul.