"drop bear" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "1995, John Marsden, The Third Day, the Frost (TCPA Tomorrow Series; 3), Sydney: Pan Macmillan; republished as A Killing Frost, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1999, page 15",
          "text": "You don't know what drop bears are? Fair dink, don't they teach you blokes anything? Fancy sending a bloke to a place like this and not telling him about drop bears."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent (Discworld; 22), London: Doubleday; republished London: Corgi, 2013, page 219",
          "text": "‘Drop-bears? Who’s been feedin’ you a line about drop-bears?’ / ‘What do you mean?’ / ‘There’s no such thing as drop-bears! Someone must’ve seen you coming, mate!’"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Marion Lennox, Taming the Brooding Cattleman (Sweet Romance), Chatswood, N.S.W.: Harlequin Mills & Boon, →ISBN:",
          "text": "They cling high in the branches and drop at the first sign of life below. You're walking along and thump, there's a drop bear covering your head. Their claws are so long they usually need surgical removal. It's quite a business, carting drop bear victims to hospital with drop bear attached. It'd be easier to shoot the drop bear but they're heavily protected. If it's a choice between an American vet or an Aussie drop bear, the drop bear wins every time.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 September, Lisa McMann, “Aaron Hatches a Plan”, in Island of Legends (The Unwanteds), New York, N.Y.: Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The creature withdrew its fangs and hopped out of the way of Aaron's flailing arms, ran down the path to the nearest tree, and scurried up it. […] \"There are a few of those around. Dropbears. […] They're quite cuddly and fun loving … if you're not edible.\"",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fictional Australian marsupial in the form of a large, carnivorous koala said to fall upon its prey from treetops."
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          "marsupial",
          "marsupial"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "carnivorous",
          "carnivorous"
        ],
        [
          "koala",
          "koala"
        ],
        [
          "fall upon",
          "fall upon"
        ],
        [
          "prey",
          "prey"
        ],
        [
          "treetop",
          "treetop"
        ]
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        "(humorous) A fictional Australian marsupial in the form of a large, carnivorous koala said to fall upon its prey from treetops."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "drop-bear"
        },
        {
          "word": "dropbear"
        }
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      "ipa": "/dɹɒp bɛə(ɹ)/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɒp bɛː(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɔp bɛɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "drop bear"
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      "form": "drop bears",
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        {
          "ref": "1995, John Marsden, The Third Day, the Frost (TCPA Tomorrow Series; 3), Sydney: Pan Macmillan; republished as A Killing Frost, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1999, page 15",
          "text": "You don't know what drop bears are? Fair dink, don't they teach you blokes anything? Fancy sending a bloke to a place like this and not telling him about drop bears."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent (Discworld; 22), London: Doubleday; republished London: Corgi, 2013, page 219",
          "text": "‘Drop-bears? Who’s been feedin’ you a line about drop-bears?’ / ‘What do you mean?’ / ‘There’s no such thing as drop-bears! Someone must’ve seen you coming, mate!’"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Marion Lennox, Taming the Brooding Cattleman (Sweet Romance), Chatswood, N.S.W.: Harlequin Mills & Boon, →ISBN:",
          "text": "They cling high in the branches and drop at the first sign of life below. You're walking along and thump, there's a drop bear covering your head. Their claws are so long they usually need surgical removal. It's quite a business, carting drop bear victims to hospital with drop bear attached. It'd be easier to shoot the drop bear but they're heavily protected. If it's a choice between an American vet or an Aussie drop bear, the drop bear wins every time.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2014 September, Lisa McMann, “Aaron Hatches a Plan”, in Island of Legends (The Unwanteds), New York, N.Y.: Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The creature withdrew its fangs and hopped out of the way of Aaron's flailing arms, ran down the path to the nearest tree, and scurried up it. […] \"There are a few of those around. Dropbears. […] They're quite cuddly and fun loving … if you're not edible.\"",
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      ],
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        "A fictional Australian marsupial in the form of a large, carnivorous koala said to fall upon its prey from treetops."
      ],
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        ],
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          "large"
        ],
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          "carnivorous",
          "carnivorous"
        ],
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          "koala",
          "koala"
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          "fall upon",
          "fall upon"
        ],
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          "prey",
          "prey"
        ],
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          "treetop",
          "treetop"
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        "(humorous) A fictional Australian marsupial in the form of a large, carnivorous koala said to fall upon its prey from treetops."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dɹɒp bɛə(ɹ)/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɒp bɛː(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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    {
      "word": "drop-bear"
    },
    {
      "word": "dropbear"
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  "word": "drop bear"
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