noun
The Japanese word for koala, literally 'child-minding bear'. Often replaced by the loanword コアラ in everyday speech, but 子守熊 is still understood and used in written contexts.
See also: コアラ
オーストラリアで子守熊を見た。
I saw a koala in Australia.
子守熊はユーカリの葉を食べる。
Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves.
The more common loanword for koala. 子守熊 is the native Japanese term, less frequent in conversation but still recognized.
Compound of 子守 (こもり, 'babysitting') and 熊 (くま, 'bear'), from the way koalas carry their young on their backs.