Robinson's mouse opossum

noun

Marmosa robinsoni, a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.

Meanings

nounRobinson's mouse opossum (plural Robinson's mouse opossums)

plural Robinson's mouse opossums

  1. Marmosa robinsoni, a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.

Origin

Named after Wirt Robinson, the collector of the specimen from which it was first described.

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