The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tapoa tafa \Ta*po"a ta"fa\ (Zool.)
   A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata)
   having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of
   long hairs at the end; -- called also brush-tailed
   phascogale.
   [1913 Webster]