possum
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She has created large canvases, embellished formal gloves and a gown, and—most shockingly—a decorated taxidermied goat covered in a menagerie of stitched animals, including a mischievous red-winged blackbird and a cheery possum.
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
The group's first target is to remove possums up to this line.
No wonder Craig feels more like a bunch of possums in a skin suit.
From Los Angeles Times
Affectionately dubbed Putricia, it will release a smell described as "wet socks, hot cat food, or rotting possum flesh".
From BBC
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