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.
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koala bear
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray
furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
[syn: koala, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos
cinereus]