koala
/koʊˈɑː.lə/
noun
- A small, tree-dwelling Australian marsupial with gray fur, large ears, and no tail, known for eating eucalyptus leaves.
- Visitors to the zoo love watching the koala munch on leaves.
- The koala slept in the fork of a eucalyptus tree all afternoon.
- Koalas are not bears; they are marsupials that carry their babies in a pouch.