koala

ko·a·la

 (kō-ä′lə)

n.

An arboreal Australian marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has dense grayish fur, large ears, and sharp claws and feeds chiefly on the leaves of eucalyptus trees.

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[Probably from misreading of earlier coola, koolah, from Dharuk gula, gulawan^y.]

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koala

(kəʊˈɑːlə) or

koala bear

n

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

[from a native Australian language]

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ko•a•la

art at Kolomna

(koʊˈɑ lə)

n., pl. -las.

a gray, tree-dwelling Australian marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, resembling a teddy bear.

[1800–10; erroneous sp. for earlier koola(h) < Dharuk gú-la]

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ko·a·la

(kō-ä′lə)

A tree-dwelling Australian marsupial that resembles a small bear. Koalas have grayish fur, large ears, and sharp claws, and they feed exclusively on leaves and shoots of the eucalyptus tree.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

koala - sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark kangaroo bear, koala bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus opossum, phalanger, possum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

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Translations

كوالاكوالا: حيوان أسترالي يُشْبِه الدب

koala

Koala

κοάλα

koala

koalapussikarhu

koala

koala

koala

koala

pokabjörn

koala

コアラ

koala

koalapungbjørn

koala

coala

koala

коала

koala

koala

koala

koala

koala

无尾熊树袋熊

koala

[kəʊˈɑːlə] N (also koala bear) → koala m

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koala

[kəʊˈɑːlə] n (also koala bear) → koala m

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koala

n (also koala bear) → Koala(bär) m

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koala

[kəʊˈɑːlə] n (also koala bear) → koala m inv

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koala (bear)

(kouˈaːlə) noun

a type of Australian tree-climbing animal that looks like a small bear, the female of which carries her baby in a pouch. koala(beer) كوالا: حيوان أسترالي يُشْبِه الدب коала coala koala der Koala(-bär) koala κοάλαkoala koaala کوالا koala koala דוֹב קוֹאָלָה भालू जैसा जानवर koala koala koala kóalabjörn, pokabjörn coala コアラ 코알라 koala koala lācis beruang koala koala pungbjørn, koalakoala كوالا coala (urs) koala коала koala koala koala koala หมีโคอาลา keseli ayı, koala 無尾熊 коала آسٹریلیا کا ایک کیسہ دار جانور جس کی مادہ بچوں کو تھیلی میں لے کر گھومتی ہے gấu túi 树袋熊（无尾熊）

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