possum
Example Sentences
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In June, Mumbai customs intercepted two passengers arriving from Thailand with dozens of venomous vipers and more than 100 other creatures, including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums, also arriving from Thailand.
From Barron's
His mission: find and eliminate brushtail possums, an intruder that eats baby birds and strips vegetation from native trees.
And yet, we were flooded with Democratic operatives like James Carville, who openly use the phrase “playing possum” when describing how the party should respond.
From Salon
On the back patio, he said the man used a statue to kill a possum and found bags containing what he suspects were drugs.
From Los Angeles Times
No wonder Craig feels more like a bunch of possums in a skin suit.
From Los Angeles Times
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