koala bear

koala bear
Koala Ko*a"la, n. A tailless furry marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {koala bear}, {native bear}, and {native sloth}. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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  • koala bear — koala statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Phascolarctos cinereus angl. koala; koala bear; native bear vok. Beutelbär; Koala rus. коала pranc. koala ryšiai: platesnis terminas – koalos sinonimas –… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • koala bear — koala UK [kəʊˈɑːlə] / US [koʊˈɑlə] or koala bear UK / US noun [countable] Word forms koala : singular koala plural koalas an Australian animal with grey fur, large ears, and no tail. Koalas live in trees and eat eucalyptus leaves …   English dictionary

  • koala bear — noun sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark • Syn: ↑koala, ↑kangaroo bear, ↑native bear, ↑Phascolarctos cinereus • Hypernyms: ↑phalanger, ↑opossum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • koala bear — noun see koala …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • koala bear — noun A koala …   Wiktionary

  • koala bear — n. furry gray marsupial which lives in trees and feeds on eucalyptus leaves (native to Australia) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Koala — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Phascolarctos cinereus angl. koala; koala bear; native bear vok. Beutelbär; Koala rus. коала pranc. koala ryšiai: platesnis terminas – koalos sinonimas – sterblinė… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • koala — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Phascolarctos cinereus angl. koala; koala bear; native bear vok. Beutelbär; Koala rus. коала pranc. koala ryšiai: platesnis terminas – koalos sinonimas – sterblinė… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Koala — Ko*a la, n. A tailless furry marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {koala bear}, {native bear}, and {native sloth}. The koala lives almost… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • koala — [kō ä′lə] n. [< kūlla, native name in Australia] an Australian, tailless, tree dwelling animal that is the only species (Phascolarctos cinereus) of a family (Phascolarticidae) of marsupials with thick, gray fur, sharp claws, and large, tufted… …   English World dictionary

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