n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' wä-l ə , k ō - ' ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Portuguese Jackson area) gula, gulawan y
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
koala