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opossum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | possum |
| Type of | pouched mammal, marsupial |
| Has types | didelphis virginiana, common opossum, didelphis marsupialis, crab-eating opossum |
opossum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | phalanger, possum |
| Type of | pouched mammal, marsupial |
| Has types | trichosurus vulpecula, cuscus, flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel, kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, native bear, phascolarctos cinereus, brush-tailed phalanger |
Examples of opossum
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Brenda Varvarigos holds an opossum that was found with a bullet hole in his head.
From the dailynews.com
Inside was an opossum that the Oliver family dogs had cornered in the backyard.
From the sacbee.com
Keep your eyes peeled for deer, foxes, opossum, otters, whales and dolphins, too.
From the cnn.com
Animals commonly trapped for food include muskrat, rabbits, opossum, and raccoon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The opossum is the latest in a long line of animal stars to capture German hearts.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Squirrel, bird, raccoon, opossum and rabbit tracks can be found in most backyards.
From the post-gazette.com
For example, did you know that when an opossum plays dead it isn't pretending?
From the guardian.co.uk
Any embryonic short-tailed opossum finishes its development outside the womb.
From the sciencedaily.com
Fox, deer, rabbit, opossum, raccoon and an occasional muskrat are easy finds.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Phalanger: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
- Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
- Opossums (Didelphimorphia) are the largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere. They are also commonly called possums, though that term is also applied to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes. ...
- Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana
- A cat-sized marsupial with a prehensile tail native to the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Opossum, which has a flavor resembling young pig, can be prepared in the same manner suitable for a roast suckling pig.
