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shrew opossum

shrew opossum noun: any of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.

shrew opossum: any of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in...
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Noun

shrew opossum (plural shrew opossums)

  1. Any of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.

Synonyms of shrew opossum

Forms of shrew opossum

pluralshrew opossums

Questions about shrew opossum

What does shrew opossum mean?
Shrew opossum means any of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.
What part of speech is shrew opossum?
Shrew opossum is a noun.
What is the plural of shrew opossum?
The plural of shrew opossum is shrew opossums.

Words near shrew opossum in the dictionary

  1. Shreveporters
  2. Shreves
  3. shrew
  4. shrew mole
  5. shrew moles
  6. shrew opossum
  7. shrew opossums
  8. shrew possum
  9. shrew possums
  10. shrew-faced squirrel
  11. shrew-faced squirrels

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