native monkey

noun

A koala.

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Meanings

nounnative monkey (plural native monkeys)

plural native monkeys

  1. obsoleterareA koala.

    1892: James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wiradhurri, Appendix D of John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language Barrandang—a native monkey.

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    It forms the genus Phascolarctos, and is called by the colonists “native bear” or “native monkey.”

    1894, Australasia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
koala
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APA

native monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native%20monkey

MLA

“native monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native%20monkey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “native monkey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native%20monkey.

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