dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/koa_MW.json
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{
"koala":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Australian arboreal marsupial ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) that has a broad head, large hairy ears, dense gray fur, and sharp claws and feeds on eucalyptus leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-",
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259",
"k\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Oscar-winner tapped into his recent role as optimistic koala Buster Moon in Sing 2 and joined Jimmy Fallon to jingle some bells for the holidays. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"McConaughey, who returns in Sing 2 as Buster Moon, the optimistic koala who loves show business, also shared a photo of him smiling with his wife and children. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The koala later was released in a forest \u2014 well away from the freeway. \u2014 Author: Rod Mcguirk, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2021",
"The koala later was released in a forest \u2014 well away from the freeway. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, Star Tribune , 9 Feb. 2021",
"Now, imagine if that cat or dog was actually a koala ! \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Fires ravaged Australia, killing hundreds of koalas . \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
"Tens of thousands of koalas had no way of escaping. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Thirteen people and thousands of koalas have died in wildfires over the past three months. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) gula, gulawan\u02b8":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002850"
},
"koa haole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": lead tree":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-h\u00e4\u02c8\u014d(\u02cc)l\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102006"
},
"koali":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several tropical morning glories of the genus Ipomoea (as I. tuberculata or I. insularis ) used in Hawaii as cordage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d\u02c8\u00e4l\u0113",
"k\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135737"
},
"koa finch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several Hawaiian birds of the genera Pseudonestor and Psittirostra (family Drepaniidae) that resemble the finches":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150516"
},
"koae":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tropic bird":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d\u02c8\u00e4\u02cc\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013751"
},
"koa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Hawaiian timber tree ( Acacia koa ) with crescent-shaped phyllodes and pale yellow flowers borne in small round heads":[],
": the fine-grained red wood of the koa used especially for furniture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taylor also has a commitment to sustainability, partnering with a Hawaiian wood supplier to plant nearly 150,000 native koa and other trees this decade to supply all the wood for their Koa guitars. \u2014 Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Other pathways in the park, like the easy 1.2-mile Kipukapuaulu Trail, which cuts through an old koa and ohia forest, are often uncrowded, even during summer and fall months. \u2014 Catherine Toth Fox, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2020",
"While Junior and Tani track down the thief who robbed his parents\u2019 home, the team investigates the murder of a beloved philanthropist and the theft of his ultra-valuable koa tree. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Ted\u2019s collection of Hawaiian koa wood is used in dramatic features throughout the house. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 31 Aug. 2019",
"The kitchen has custom birds-eye maple and koa cabinets and a unique lighting system that features red Venetian glass. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 31 Aug. 2019",
"In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe\u2014more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi\u2014reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 12 Aug. 2019",
"The living room boasts floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the views, and vintage Hawaiian koa -style lounge chairs designed by Sottsass (the art and decor are available for purchase as a separate sale). \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 3 Oct. 2018",
"American acacias range from Hawaii\u2019s famous koa trees to Southwestern desert shrubs. \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 16 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025333"
}
}