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quoll noun[ C ] uk /kwɒl/ us /kwɑːl/pluralquolls or or quoll a small meat-eating marsupial(= a type of mammal that carries its young in a pouch) with white spots, found in Australia and New Guinea: 袋鼬 Four species of quoll occur in Australia: the northern, spotted-tailed, eastern and western quolls.澳大利亚有四种袋鼬: 北部、斑尾、东部和西部袋鼬。 CraigRJD/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages There are even plans to reintroduce indigenous wildlife to the valley, notably rock wallabies, the distinctively spotted tiger quoll, and the potoroo. Cane toads are highly toxic when eaten and have driven the northern quoll, a cat-sized marsupial, to extinction in many parts of northern Australia. There is, at this stage, no evidence that the recently reported decline in eastern quolls has anything to do with foxes. There are wallabies and quoll on the island as well as feral foxes, possums and a great deal of bird life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Wild mammals aardvark anteater armadillo Bactrian bandicoot grizzly grizzly bear hedgehog hippopotamus honey possum panda pangolin peccary pine marten platypus stoat sugar glider tamandua tapir Tasmanian devil |