From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkoalako‧a‧la /kəʊˈɑːlə $ koʊ-/ (also koala bear / $ .ˈ.. ˌ./) noun [countable] HBAan Australian animal like a small grey bear with no tail that climbs trees and eats leaves
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koala• Is that Troy Aikman or a koala with lower digestive difficulties looking so uncomfortable on the Dallas sideline?• A koala, who was the loser in a treetop fight, fell 10m and knocked himself out.• There are koalas hanging from street signs.• Pandas, teddies, koalas - we love them all.• The koala clung to a eucalyptus.• The koalas faded and their place was taken by a studio discussion about threatened habitats and imperilled creatures.Origin koala (1700-1800) From an Australian Aboriginal language 