Koala

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.

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koala
Coola or Kool-la ,n. aboriginal name for Native Bear (q.v.); genus, Phascolarctus (q.v.). A varia...

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