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phascolarctos cinereus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Koala \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. [1913 Webster +PJC] Kob
