koala
n. countablen. 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.
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.
From Dharug gula or gulawany.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 11, 2026