koala
IPA: koʊˈɑɫʌ
noun
- 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.
- (countable) A surname.
- A West African placename
- A village and commune of the Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
- A village and commune of the Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
- (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
- (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
- (historical, 19th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula
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Examples of "koala" in Sentences
- Outback the koala, please listen.
- Koala gang is an elite group of...
- Look at the mother koala in the picture.
- The mother koala has a pouch in the front of her body.
- It is ruled by a wise old koala known as the High Dingy Doo.
- Evidence can be seen in herbivorous animals such as the koala.
- The distinctive growl of Koalas can often be heard in the town.
- The koala usually sleeps most of the day in the eucalyptus trees.
- The koala fills the same ecological role as the sloth of South America.
- The Perth Mint of Australia has started accepting orders for a new gilded edition of the 2013 Australian Silver Koala.
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