koala
Saykoh-AH-luh/koʊˈɑː.lə//kəʊˈɑː.lə/AUSkuh-WAH-luh/kəˈwɑː.lə/
Pluralkoalas
- 1A small, furry animal from Australia that lives in trees and looks a bit like a bear.
Like a small, sleepy bear that spends almost all its time up in the trees.
A koala slept high in the gum tree all afternoon.
We watched two koalas munching leaves at the wildlife park.
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Origin
From an Aboriginal Australian word (Dharug) 'gula'.