| 单词 | spotted opossum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspotted opossum spotted opossum n. Australian (now historical) either of two marsupial native cats, the eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus, now confined to Tasmania, or the northern quoll, D. hallucatus, of northern Australia. ΚΠ 1789 A. Phillip Voy. Botany Bay 147 The Spotted Opossum. 1827 Westm. Rev. July 230 There is also the viverrine dasyurus, the tapoa tafa, or spotted opossum, besides other varieties. 1901 W. E. Roth Food: its Search, Capture, & Prep. 30 The ring-tailed spotted opossum—black with white spots—is tracked not only by its claw-marks, but also by its scent. 2013 M. Lefebure Private Lives Anc. Mariner v. xxi. 178 Charles Lamb never forgot Derwent,..picking out the striped or spotted opossum. < as lemmas |
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