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Koala   /koʊˈɑlə/   Listen
Koala

noun
1.
Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark.  Synonyms: kangaroo bear, koala bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus.






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"Koala" Quotes from Famous Books



... branches of a tree, an animal which he took for a bear, and which he very tranquilly began to draw. Happily for Gideon Spilett, the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. It was only a koala, better known under the name of the sloth, being about the size of a large dog, and having stiff hair of a dirty color, the paws armed with strong claws, which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves. Having identified the animal, which they ...
— The Mysterious Island • Jules Verne



Words linked to "Koala" :   opossum, possum, phalanger



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