koala

noun
🔊/kəʊˈɑːlə/
🔊/kəʊˈɑːlə/
(also koala bear)
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  1. an Australian animal with thick grey fur, large ears and no tail. Koalas live in trees and eat leaves. 树袋熊;考拉;无尾熊
    The form koala bear is still quite common but biologists do not consider it to be correct because koalas are not a type of bear.Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Dharuk.