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opossum

noun as in marsupial

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This little animal, the smallest and most beautiful of the opossum tribe, is exceedingly numerous in the vicinity of Port Jackson.

The parts of generation of the male and female marmose resemble, by their form and their position, those of the opossum.

Meantime Jacky had killed his opossum and was now following their trail at an easy trot.

I carried mine in my long, luxuriant hair, which I wore “bun” fashion, held in a net of opossum hair.

They also busied themselves in making garments of various kinds from opossum skins.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to opossum, such as: bandicoot, euro, kangaroo, koala, possum, and wallaby.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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