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brush-tailed possum

brush-tailed possum is the alternative form of brushtail possum.

Meaning of brushtail possum

Noun

brushtail possum (plural brushtail possums)

  1. Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip.
    • The southerly caught the tree and tipped it. It fell with a crash, pinning a large brush-tailed possum to the ground.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 56
    Synonyms:
    brushtail

Forms of brush-tailed possum

pluralbrush-tailed possums

Questions about brush-tailed possum

What is brush-tailed possum the alternative form of?
Brush-tailed possum is the alternative form of brushtail possum.

Words near brush-tailed possum in the dictionary

  1. brush-tailed penguins
  2. brush-tailed phascogale
  3. brush-tailed phascogales
  4. brush-tailed porcupine
  5. brush-tailed porcupines
  6. brush-tailed possum
  7. brush-tailed possums
  8. brush-turkey
  9. brush-turkeys
  10. brush-up
  11. brush-ups

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