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Grammar : Noun
Spell : koh-ah-luh
Phonetic Transcription : koʊˈɑ lə



Définition of koala

Origin :
  • Australian marsupial, 1808, from the Aboriginal name of the animal, variously given as koola, kulla, kula.
  • As in marsupial : noun pouched mammal
Example sentences :
  • In the Wombat and Koala the tail is small and without chevron bones.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The Phascolarctos, or Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), is closely allied to the wombat.
  • Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin
  • The Brisbane savant obtained the worm from a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).
  • Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold
  • "Because they live in the same tree of course," said the Koala.
  • Extract from : « Dot and the Kangaroo » by Ethel C. Pedley
  • The Koala was evidently very pleased with this accomplishment.
  • Extract from : « Dot and the Kangaroo » by Ethel C. Pedley
  • She forgot all about the Koala, and rushed forward to meet it.
  • Extract from : « Dot and the Kangaroo » by Ethel C. Pedley
  • Examples of this condition are furnished by the cetaceans, several rodents, the llama and dromedary and the koala (Phascolarctos).
  • Extract from : « The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity » by George. S. Huntington
  • Mr. Aflalo remarks of it that though provided with a prehensile tail, it is little better as a climber than the tailless Koala.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Other points of likeness will be mentioned under the description of the Koala.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Its fur is difficult to manipulate, as it will not lie flat, so the koala should have been left in peace.
  • Extract from : « Peeps At Many Lands: Australia » by Frank Fox

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