"brushtail possum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brushtail possums [plural]
Etymology: From brush + tail (originally tailed) + possum. See brushtail. Etymology templates: {{m|en|brush}} brush, {{m|en|tail}} tail, {{m|en|tailed}} tailed, {{m|en|possum}} possum, {{m|en|brushtail}} brushtail Head templates: {{en-noun}} brushtail possum (plural brushtail possums)
  1. Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possums of the genus Trichosurus, having furred tails with a naked tip. Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Synonyms: brushtail, brush-tailed possum Derived forms: northern brushtail possum Translations (Trichosurus vulpecula): 刷尾負鼠 (Chinese Mandarin), 刷尾负鼠 (shuāwěi fùshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kettukusu (Finnish), phalanger-renard [masculine] (French), phalanger vulpin [masculine] (French), mudhay (Gamilaraay), paihamu (Maori), кузу́ (kuzú) [masculine] (Russian), щёткохво́ст (ščotkoxvóst) [masculine] (Russian), щёткохво́стый поссум (ščotkoxvóstyj possum) [masculine] (Russian), кистехво́стый куску́с (kistexvóstyj kuskús) [masculine] (Russian), pungräv [common-gender] (Swedish)

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