Meanings
nounLeadbeater's possum (plural Leadbeater's possums)
plural Leadbeater's possums
- Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
Synonyms: fairy possum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
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Origin
Named in 1867 after John Leadbeater, taxidermist at the Museum Victoria.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish liitopussiorava
- liitopussioravaGymnobelideus leadbeateri
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