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koala

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Noun

HYPHEN

ko=a=la

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun koala has 1 sense

koala(n = noun.animal) kangaroo bear, koala bear, native bear, phascolarctos cinereus - sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark; Array

is a kind of opossum, phalanger, possum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

koala, n.

A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, native bear, and native sloth. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

koala, n. (in full koala bear) an Australian bearlike marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, having thick grey fur and feeding on eucalyptus leaves.

Etymology

Aboriginal kul(l)a

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