opossum

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A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

The demolished deer, the obliterated opossum, the wrecked raccoon: This is the detritus of our human-dominated age.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

In the end, though, it was just a "giant opossum that was under the house", she testified.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

At the same time, the scientists identified over 1,000 genes with activity profiles differing between human, mouse and opossum.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

Now your tongue drops dead like an opossum, while your jaw begins to gallop on the spot.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel