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coala

coala is the obsolete form of koala.

Meaning of koala

Noun

koala (plural koalas)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, native bear, native monkey, carbora

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Forms of coala

pluralcoalas

Questions about coala

What is coala the obsolete form of?
Coala is the obsolete form of koala.

Words near coala in the dictionary

  1. coal-tar
  2. coal-tars
  3. coal-whipper
  4. coal-whippers
  5. Coal.
  6. coala
  7. coalas
  8. coalbacker
  9. coalbag
  10. coalbagger
  11. coalbaggers

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