dictionary definitions for "koala"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  koala
      n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
           furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
           [syn: koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, {native
           bear}, Phascolarctos cinereus]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Koala \Ko*a"la\, 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 +PJC] Kob


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