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Koala   /koʊˈɑlə/   Listen
Koala

noun
1.
Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark.  Synonyms: kangaroo bear, koala bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus.





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"Koala" Quotes from Famous Books



... colonists' name for an animal called by the aborigines Koala, Koolah, Kool-la, and Carbora (Phascolarctus cinereus). It is a tree-climbing marsupial, about two feet in length, like a small bear in its heavy build. Its food is the young leaves of the Eucalyptus, and it is said that the Native Bear cannot be taken to England because it would die on board ...
— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris


Words linked to "Koala" :   native bear, phalanger, koala bear, kangaroo bear, opossum, possum


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