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- [koh-ah-luh]
- /koʊˈɑ lə/
- /kəʊˈɑː.lə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koh-ah-luh]
- /koʊˈɑ lə/
Definitions of koala word
- noun koala a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia. 1
- noun koala A bearlike arboreal Australian marsupial that has thick gray fur and feeds on eucalyptus leaves. 1
- noun koala Australian marsupial 1
- countable noun koala A koala or a koala bear is an Australian animal which looks like a small bear with grey fur and lives in trees. 0
- noun koala a slow-moving Australian arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctus cinereus, having dense greyish fur and feeding on eucalyptus leaves and bark 0
- noun koala an Australian, tailless, tree-dwelling animal that is the only species (Phascolarctos cinereus) of a family (Phascolarticidae) of marsupials with thick, gray fur, sharp claws, and large, tufted ears: it resembles a small bear and feeds exclusively on eucalyptus leaves and buds 0
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Origin of koala
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; erroneous spelling for earlier koola(h) (now obsolete) < Dharuk gú-la
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Parts of speech for Koala
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koala popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
koala usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for koala
noun koala
- wombat — any of several stocky, burrowing, herbivorous marsupials of the family Vombatidae, of Australia, about the size of a badger.
- kangaroo — any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- possum — opossum.
- opossum — a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
- wallaby — any of various small and medium-sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered.
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