koala

UK /koʊˈɑː.lə/ US /kəˈwɑː.lə/

name 5noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

animal, injured, new, over, remaining, thirsty, wild

VERB + KOALA

decimate, endangered, fires, look, save, saw, seen

KOALA + NOUN

austria, bushfire, person, population, populations

PREP.

from, in, out, up

ADV.

ever, particularly

Definitions

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.

name

A surname.

A West African placename

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The koala is an animal peculiar to Australia.

Tatoeba · #62423

Look at that koala over there.

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I saw a koala for the first time.

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He took a picture of the koala.

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Have you ever seen a koala?

Tatoeba · #520129

I've never even seen a koala before.

Tatoeba · #2360036

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, koala is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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