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- noun Common misspelling of
opossum .
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Examples
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Supporting the table was the sculpted plaster figure of a coquettishly posed female opposum.
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Both Dems know that he primaries are the real contest and even a blind opposum with a facial tick can beat Grandpa Simpson in the generals.
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It's usually an uneventful trip; one time I tripped over a garden hose after I'd had a few beers, and one time I surprised an opposum — or more correctly, he surprised me — who'd stuck his nose in a discarded box of Trader Joe'shors d'oeuvres.
The Greenfather 2010
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Common are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog.
Grenada 2009
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The commonly held belief is that many animals including snakes, bison, chickens, rabbits, and, of course, opposum act dead to discourage those who would eat them.
Boing Boing: October 29, 2006 - November 4, 2006 Archives 2006
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Other endemic mammals in the area include subspecies of cottontail rabbit (Sylvylagus floridanus nigronuchalis), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiaus curassavicus), and opposum (Marmosa xerohylica).
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Commonly introduced mammals in this ecoregion are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog.
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CHRG applied ducky tape on ok, Mel, heres a softy blanky n sum hawt choklit hav a opposum-shaped choklit n rest fur a bit- ok?
Back hare…I haz it - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Common are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog.
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I just wanted to admire the taxidermed pet opposum at her feet, the miniature skulls hanging from her hip, the dog bone in her mouth, and her toy weaponry - in peace.
Photo Collage Field Notes 2006
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