brushtail possum en · NOUN
Etymology
From brush + tail (originally tailed) + possum. See brushtail.
Meanings
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Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip.
The southerly caught the tree and tipped it. It fell with a crash, pinning a large brush-tailed possum to the ground.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 56:A brush-tailed possum wanders close, and with his rifle scope he traces its outline […] .
1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 67There are 22 species in the family, the commonest being the brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula (Fig. 7.5d, Plates 12 and 13), in Australia and the northern common cuscus, Phalanger orientalis, in New Guinea.
2005, Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials, page 229:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brush-tailed possum | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brushtail possums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
sv pungräv (Trichosurus vulpecula) · ru кузу́ (Trichosurus vulpecula) · ru щёткохво́ст (Trichosurus vulpecula) · ru кистехво́стый куску́с (Trichosurus vulpecula) · fr phalanger-renard (Trichosurus vulpecula) · fr phalanger vulpin (Trichosurus vulpecula) · pl kitanka (Trichosurus vulpecula) · cmn 刷尾負鼠 /刷尾负鼠 (Trichosurus vulpecula) · kld mudhay (Trichosurus vulpecula) · mi paihamu (Trichosurus vulpecula) · fi kettukusu (Trichosurus vulpecula) · ru щёткохво́стый поссум (Trichosurus vulpecula) · zku pirlta (Trichosurus vulpecula) · tr tilki kuskusu (Trichosurus vulpecula)