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opossum

[uh-pos-uhm, pos-uhm] / əˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm /


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A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

The demolished deer, the obliterated opossum, the wrecked raccoon: This is the detritus of our human-dominated age.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

In the end, though, it was just a "giant opossum that was under the house", she testified.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

William Voiles, an artist who makes braided trinkets, said the 1-year-old opossum had been confiscated in the city’s French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations earlier this month as part of a public safety effort.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

All he found was a line of opossum tracks in the sand.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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