ko ‧ a ‧ la /kəʊˈɑːlə $ koʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also koˌala ˈbear / $ .ˈ.. ˌ./) noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: From an Australian Aboriginal language ]
an Australian animal like a small grey bear with no tail that climbs trees and eats leaves
ko ‧ a ‧ la /kəʊˈɑːlə $ koʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also koˌala ˈbear / $ .ˈ.. ˌ./) noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: From an Australian Aboriginal language ]
an Australian animal like a small grey bear with no tail that climbs trees and eats leaves
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012