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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.
[Probably from misreading of earlier coola, koolah, from Dharuk gula, gulawany.]
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koala
(kəʊˈɑːlə) orkoala 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
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(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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コアラ
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koala
n (also koala bear) → Koala(bär) m
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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.
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