Definitions for koalakoʊˈɑ lə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ko•a•lakoʊˈɑ lə(n.)(pl.)-las.
a gray, tree-dwelling Australian marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, resembling a teddy bear.
Category: Mammals
Origin of koala:
1800–10; erroneous sp. for earlier koola(h) < Dharuk gú-la
Princeton's WordNet
koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus(noun)
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
koala(noun)ʊˈɑ lə
a bear-like Australian animal that lives in trees
Wiktionary
koala(Noun)
A tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
Origin: From (Aboriginal language) gula or gulawany.
Webster Dictionary
Koala(noun)
a tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth
Translations for koala
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
koala (bear)(noun)
a type of Australian tree-climbing animal that looks like a small bear, the female of which carries her baby in a pouch.
- koala(beer)Afrikaans
- كوالا: حيوان أسترالي يُشْبِه الدبArabic
- коалаBulgarian
- coalaPortuguese (BR)
- koalaCzech
- der Koala(-bär)German
- koalaDanish
- κοάλαGreek
- koalaSpanish
- koaalaEstonian
- کوالاFarsi
- koalaFinnish
- koalaFrench
- דוֹב קוֹאָלָהHebrew
- भालू जैसा जानवरHindi
- koalaCroatian
- koalaHungarian
- koalaIndonesian
- kóalabjörn, pokabjörnIcelandic
- coalaItalian
- コアラJapanese
- 코알라Korean
- koalaLithuanian
- koala lācisLatvian
- beruang koalaMalay
- koalaDutch
- pungbjørn, koala(bjørn)Norwegian
- koalaPolish
- کوالاPersian
- كوالاPashto
- coalaPortuguese
- (urs) koalaRomanian
- коалаRussian
- koalaSlovak
- koalaSlovenian
- koalaSerbian
- koalaSwedish
- หมีโคอาลาThai
- keseli ayı, koalaTurkish
- 無尾熊Chinese (Trad.)
- коалаUkrainian
- آسٹریلیا کا ایک کیسہ دار جانور جس کی مادہ بچوں کو تھیلی میں لے کر گھومتی ہےUrdu
- gấu túiVietnamese
- 树袋熊（无尾熊）Chinese (Simp.)
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