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possum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | opossum |
| Type of | pouched mammal, marsupial |
| Has types | didelphis virginiana, common opossum, didelphis marsupialis, crab-eating opossum |
possum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | opossum, phalanger |
| 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 possum
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The first is our 120kg ginger-headed, possum wrangler from Winton, Jason Gerken.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The possum, introduced from Australia, is New Zealand's public enemy number one.
From the newscientist.com
Possum Bourne's sons, Spencer, 14, and Taylor, 18, now, with their mother Peggy.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Labour's Svengali, Grant Robertson, knows he has his possum in the night lights.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Finally, I think our Olivia is playing possum and knows she has extra memories.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Jack Beatson, 11, throws a dead possum at the Colyton School possum count gala.
From the smh.com.au
In Dr Nersesian's titration the litmus was a species called the brushtail possum.
From the economist.com
If they can't outrun their predators, ostriches have been known to play possum.
From the sfgate.com
Earlier this morning, someone called 911 to report they had a possum in the house.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Opossum: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
- Phalanger: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
- A possum (plural form: possums) is any of about 69 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi (and introduced to New Zealand and China).
- The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday was the senior study of Trey Anastasio, guitarist and primary vocalist of the rock band Phish, written while he attended Goddard College in 1987. ...
- "The Possum" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 24th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 11, 2010. ...
- Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands; Popular form for opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas
- Call-sign for aircraft or helicopter of 161 Reconnaissance Flight
- 1. any of many chiefly herbiverous, long-tailed, arboreal marsupialsof the families Phalangeridae, Petauridae and Burramyidae. Australian possums are a diverse group, ranging from tiny gliding possumsas small as a mouse to large, climbing brushtails. ...
- A Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity
