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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ko·a·la n. A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, native bear, and native sloth.  The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Phascolarctos cinereus
      n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray
          furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
          [syn: koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native
          bear]