KOALA


Meaning of KOALA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈwä-lə, kō-ˈä- ]

noun

Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) gula, gulawanʸ

Date: 1803

: an Australian arboreal marsupial ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) that has a broad head, large hairy ears, dense gray fur, and sharp claws and feeds on eucalyptus leaves — called also koala bear

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