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View synonyms for koala

koala

[koh-ah-luh]

noun

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



koala

/ kəʊˈɑːlə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of koala1

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

Origin of koala1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With approval from regulators now secured, he said the team hoped for major funding to distribute the vaccine to wildlife hospitals, vet clinics and koalas in the wild.

From BBC

When she appears to Karsh to deliver some bad news as a koala bear, he politely asks her to stop playing around.

From Salon

Capturing, jabbing, and tracking each wild Elanora koala is basically double that.

From BBC

Blink, and a friend’s little bundle of semi-consciousness has grown to the size of a koala.

Like other organisms, some yeasts have evolved to be specialists -- think koalas, which eat nothing but eucalyptus leaves -- while others are generalists like raccoons, which eat just about anything.

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