brush-tailed possum

A form of brushtail possum — Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip.

Meanings

nounbrush-tailed possum (plural brush-tailed possums)

plural brush-tailed possums

  1. alternativeAlternative form of brushtail possum.
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