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Where does “koala” come from?

Koala comes from Dharug gula, a word of unknown meaning in the Australian Aboriginal language Dharug.

koala (English): A tree-dwelling marsupial, "Phascolarctos...

Definitions

  1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, "Phascolarctos...

Ancestry of “koala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkoalakoala

Words derived from “koala”

  • koala
  • 考拉
  • koalák
  • koala
  • koala
  • 코알라
  • cóála
  • โคอาลา
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