Meanings
noungray short-tailed opossum (plural gray short-tailed opossums)
plural gray short-tailed opossums
- A small opossum, Monodelphis domestica, native South American rain forests, especially in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Synonyms: Brazilian opossum, rainforest opossum, laboratory opossum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small opossum, Monodelphis domestica, native South American rain forests, especially in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Similar
Brazilian opossumrainforest opossumlaboratory opossum
Translations
Finnish päästäisopossumi
- päästäisopossumigray short-tailed opossum
Portuguese catita
- catitagray short-tailed opossum
Russian домо́вый опо́ссум
- домо́вый опо́ссум (domóvyj opóssum)gray short-tailed opossum
Spanish colicorto doméstico
- colicorto domésticogray short-tailed opossum
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APA
gray short-tailed opossum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20short-tailed%20opossum
MLA
“gray short-tailed opossum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20short-tailed%20opossum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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