possum

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Last are the mammals, from the mightiest Javan rhinoceros to the meekest mountain pygmy possum.

From New York Times

Any dark grape can be pressed into juice for boiling dumplings, but traditional recipes call for possum grapes, a small, seedy and prolific variety found throughout southeastern woodlands.

From New York Times

Maybe so, but it took a while for him to get used to visits from P-22, skunks, squirrels and possums.

From Los Angeles Times

According to The Daily Mail, the brushtail possum is common in Australia, and has also been spotted in New Zealand, but are most widely found along the east coast.

From Salon

When state-hired workers finally came to fix a faulty heater, they found a dead possum inside it.

From Los Angeles Times