koala

[ koh-ah-luh ]

/ koʊˈɑ lə /

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noun

a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.

Origin of koala

1800–10; erroneous spelling for earlier koola(h) (now obsolete) < Dharuk gú-la

Words nearby koala

knussen, knut, knäckebröd, ko, koa, koala, koan, koap, kob, kobarid, kobe

Example sentences from the Web for koala

"Because they live in the same tree of course," said the Koala.

Dot and the Kangaroo |Ethel C. Pedley
The Koala was evidently very pleased with this accomplishment.

Dot and the Kangaroo |Ethel C. Pedley
A terrible hullabaloo between a pair of Opossums up a neighbouring gum tree arrested the attention of both Dot and the Koala.

Dot and the Kangaroo |Ethel C. Pedley
Mr. Aflalo remarks of it that though provided with a prehensile tail, it is little better as a climber than the tailless Koala.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard

In the koala (Australian native bear), a vegetable-feeding marsupial, it is more than thrice the size of the body.

Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for koala

koala

koala bear

/ (kəʊˈɑːlə) /

noun

a slow-moving Australian arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctus cinereus, having dense greyish fur and feeding on eucalyptus leaves and bark Also called (Austral): native bear

Word Origin for koala

from a native Australian language

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