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Opossum Rat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Opossum — For the Eastern Hemisphere marsupial, see possum. Didelphimorphia[1] Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent … Wikipedia
Opossum — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Opossum » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Opossum … Wikipédia en Français
Australian Rules Football — Hohes Marken ist eine Schlüsselfertigkeit im Aussie Rules und gleichzeitig zuschauerwirksam. Präzise Feld und Torschüsse mit dem ovalen … Deutsch Wikipedia
opossum — noun (plural opossums; also opossum) Etymology: earlier apossoun, opassom, Virginia Algonquian, from Algonquian *wa•p white + * aʔθemw dog Date: 1610 1. any of a family (Didelphidae) of American marsupials that usually have a pointed snout and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
opossum wood — noun medium sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas • Syn: ↑silver bell tree, ↑silverbell tree, ↑snowdrop tree, ↑Halesia carolina, ↑Halesia tetraptera • Hypernyms: ↑silver bell * * * … Useful english dictionary
opossum mouse — noun : any of several small Australian phalangers (genus Cercaërtus syn. Dromicia) that resemble mice … Useful english dictionary
vulpine opossum — noun or vulpine phalanger : a common Australian opossum (Trichosurus vulpecula) that is gray above fading to yellowish on the underparts * * * vulpine opossum or vulpine phalanger noun The common bushy tailed Australian opossum (Trichosurus… … Useful english dictionary
Virginia opossum — Virginia opossum[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
vulpine opossum — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
