Australian teddy bear

English Noun Australian teddy bear en colloquial A koala. en 1956 Maurice Burton Infancy in Animals 175 The koala, or Australian teddy bear, is a familiar example of this. Less well known, perhaps, to us on this side of the Atlantic, is a similar behaviour in the American opossum. en 2021 Lyle Munro Man is the Cruelest Animal: Essays on the Human-Animal Link The koala was therefore constructed as a lovable pet, an Australian teddy bear which one reporter described as a "charming little creature, a more perfect natural pet is not to be found anywhere in the world" en 2025 Nicolas Mathevon The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate 121 You probably know this Australian teddy bear that feeds on eucalyptus leaves.