Meanings
nounshrew opossum (plural shrew opossums)
plural shrew opossums
- Any of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.
Synonyms: caenolestid, shrew possum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.
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Translations
Finnish supiaisopossumi
- supiaisopossumimarsupial of the family Caenolestidae
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shrew opossum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrew%20opossum
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