Definitions for koala

koala ko·a·la

Spelling: [koh-ah-luh]
IPA: /koʊˈɑ lə/

Koala is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in koala (aaklo).

Definitions for koala

noun

  1. a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.

Origin of koala

1800-10; erroneous spelling for earlier koola(h) (now obsolete) Dharuk gú-la

Examples for koala

Its fur is difficult to manipulate, as it will not lie flat, so the koala should have been left in peace.

She forgot all about the koala, and rushed forward to meet it.

The Brisbane savant obtained the worm from a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Mr. Aflalo remarks of it that though provided with a prehensile tail, it is little better as a climber than the tailless koala.

"Because they live in the same tree of course," said the koala.

Other points of likeness will be mentioned under the description of the koala.

Examples of this condition are furnished by the cetaceans, several rodents, the llama and dromedary and the koala (Phascolarctos).

The Phascolarctos, or koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), is closely allied to the wombat.

The koala was evidently very pleased with this accomplishment.

In the Wombat and koala the tail is small and without chevron bones.

Word Value for koala
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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