Word
koala
US/koʊˈɑɫə/
UK/kəʊˈɑːlɐ/
Definition
n. a gray, furry animal from Australia that looks like a small bear. It lives in trees and eats the leaves of eucalyptus plants.
n. an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, characterized by a thick gray coat, large ears, and a diet consisting almost exclusively of eucalyptus leaves.
Examples
“The koala is sleeping high up in the tree.”
“During our trip to Australia, we visited a sanctuary where we could see a koala eating eucalyptus leaves.”
“While often mistakenly called a bear, the koala is actually a marsupial that carries its underdeveloped young in a pouch, similar to a kangaroo or a wombat.”
Examples
simple
“The koala is sleeping high up in the tree.”
contextual
“During our trip to Australia, we visited a sanctuary where we could see a koala eating eucalyptus leaves.”
complex
“While often mistakenly called a bear, the koala is actually a marsupial that carries its underdeveloped young in a pouch, similar to a kangaroo or a wombat.”
Etymology
From Dharug gula or gulawany.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.