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koala
(koʊɑːlə)
Word forms: plural koalas
countable noun
A koala or a koala bear is an Australian animal which looks like a small bear with grey fur and lives in trees.
koala in British English
or koala bear (kəʊˈɑːlə)
noun
a slow-moving Australian arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctus cinereus, having dense greyish fur and feeding on eucalyptus leaves and bark
Also called (Austral): native bearWord origin
from a native Australian languagekoala in American English
(koʊˈɑlə)
noun
an Australian, tailless, tree-dwelling animal that is the only species (Phascolarctos cinereus) of a family (Phascolarticidae) of marsupials with thick, gray fur, sharp claws, and large, tufted ears: it resembles a small bear and feeds exclusively on eucalyptus leaves and buds
Word origin
< kūlla, native name in AustraliaImage ofkoala
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faunaChinese translation of 'koala'
koala
(kəuˈɑːlə)
n (c)
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树(樹)袋熊
(shùdàixióng) (只, zhī)
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