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Leadbeater's possum

Leadbeater's possum noun: gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.

leadbeater's possum: gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia
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Noun

Leadbeater's possum (plural Leadbeater's possums)

  1. Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
    Synonyms:
    fairy possum

Synonyms of Leadbeater's possum

Forms of Leadbeater's possum

pluralLeadbeater's possums

Origin of Leadbeater's possum

Named in 1867 after John Leadbeater, taxidermist at the Museum Victoria.

Questions about Leadbeater's possum

What does Leadbeater's possum mean?
Leadbeater's possum means gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
What part of speech is Leadbeater's possum?
Leadbeater's possum is a noun.
What is the plural of Leadbeater's possum?
The plural of Leadbeater's possum is Leadbeater's possums.

Words near Leadbeater's possum in the dictionary

  1. leadableness
  2. leadamalgam
  3. Leadbeater
  4. Leadbeater's cockatoo
  5. Leadbeater's cockatoos
  6. Leadbeater's possum
  7. Leadbeater's possums
  8. Leadbeter
  9. Leadbetter
  10. Leadburn
  11. leadcolored

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