phascolarctos cinereus

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phascolarctos cinereus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Koala \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.
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Kob

phascolarctos cinereus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Phascolarctos cinereus
      n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
           furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
           [syn: koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear
           , Phascolarctos cinereus]