native bear

British  

noun

1. an Australian name for koala

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Example Sentences

For the first time in more than 1,000 years native bears and wolves are coming snout to muzzle with each other among towering oaks and ashes in a slice of British woodland.

From The Guardian

Either "native bears" went extinct around the early Middle Ages, or they disappeared some 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age or in Neolithic times.

From BBC

WATCH: The illegal trade in bear bile, paws, and other parts may be on the verge of exploding in Laos, to the detriment of two native bear species.

From National Geographic

The native bear, as a marsupial sloth is termed, is the most innocent-looking of animals, and the most harmless, feeding on the leaves of the gum.

From Project Gutenberg

Then there are parrots and ’possums and native bears all over the place, none of which you get up here, though I fear there will be more snakes too.

From Project Gutenberg