name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
2. 2
   sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable
2. 2
   A West African placename; A village and commune of Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A West African placename; A village and commune of Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A West African placename; A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
5. 5
   A West African placename; A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable

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6. 6
   A West African placename; A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

koala bearnative bearphascolarctos cinereusanimalantelopearmadillo

Example

More examples

"The koala is an animal peculiar to Australia."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Etymology 2

From French Koala, from West Africa.

Related phrases

koala fuckerkoala lemurgundaroo bullockphascolarctos cinereus

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