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opossum, possum
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
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opossum rat
terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
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bandicoot
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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kangaroo
any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
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opossum, phalanger, possum
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
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wombat
burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
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dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial
small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
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Notoryctus typhlops, marsupial mole, pouched mole
small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
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Didelphis marsupialis, Didelphis virginiana, common opossum
omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
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crab-eating opossum
South American opossum
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Macrotis lagotis, bilby, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit-eared bandicoot
bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
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Macropus giganteus, giant kangaroo, great grey kangaroo
very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
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brush kangaroo, wallaby
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
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Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musk kangaroo
small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
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kangaroo rat, rat kangaroo
any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
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cuscus
woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
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Trichosurus vulpecula, brush-tailed phalanger
bushy-tailed phalanger
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flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel
nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
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Phascolarctos cinereus, kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, native bear
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
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dasyure
any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
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Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacine
rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
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Sarcophilus hariisi, Tasmanian devil, ursine dasyure
small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
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marsupial mouse, marsupial rat, pouched mouse
any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats
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Myrmecobius fasciatus, anteater, banded anteater, numbat
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct