phascolarctus

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


the scientific name of thegenus of the Koala (q.v.) or Native Bear, ofwhich there is only one species, P. cinereus. It is,of course, marsupial.(Grk. phaskowlos, a leather apron,and 'arktos, a bear.) See Bear.