tree bear

noun

A koala.

Meanings

nountree bear (plural tree bears)

plural tree bears

  1. datedA koala.

    Other favourites [stuffed animals] have been the little tree bears from Australia who liven up the tourist shops as much as the toyshops, and look decidedly real.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 164
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APA

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Chicago

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