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possum

noun as in marsupial

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His mission: find and eliminate brushtail possums, an intruder that eats baby birds and strips vegetation from native trees.

And yet, we were flooded with Democratic operatives like James Carville, who openly use the phrase “playing possum” when describing how the party should respond.

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On the back patio, he said the man used a statue to kill a possum and found bags containing what he suspects were drugs.

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No wonder Craig feels more like a bunch of possums in a skin suit.

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Affectionately dubbed Putricia, it will release a smell described as "wet socks, hot cat food, or rotting possum flesh".

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