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Definition of Virginia opossum in English: Virginia opossumnoun A cat-sized opossum with a greyish body and a white face, widespread throughout North and Central America. Didelphis virginiana, family Didelphidae Example sentencesExamples - I'm talking opossum here - Virginia opossum, to be precise, and Didelphis virginiana, to be specific.
- And not all immune animals are runts - the Virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipers, including all major North American rattlers.
- The world's 270 marsupials mostly live in Australia, neighboring islands, and South America, with the exception of North America's Virginia opossum, a relatively recent immigrant.
- Behavioral studies on the Virginia opossum indicated evidence for color vision.
- Potential predators of parrot nests include snakes (Boa constrictor and Drymarchon corals], rats (Oryzomys couesi and Xenomys nelsoni), Virginia opossum, and white-nosed coati.
Definition of Virginia opossum in US English: Virginia opossumnoun see opossum Example sentencesExamples - And not all immune animals are runts - the Virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipers, including all major North American rattlers.
- Behavioral studies on the Virginia opossum indicated evidence for color vision.
- The world's 270 marsupials mostly live in Australia, neighboring islands, and South America, with the exception of North America's Virginia opossum, a relatively recent immigrant.
- Potential predators of parrot nests include snakes (Boa constrictor and Drymarchon corals], rats (Oryzomys couesi and Xenomys nelsoni), Virginia opossum, and white-nosed coati.
- I'm talking opossum here - Virginia opossum, to be precise, and Didelphis virginiana, to be specific.
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