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possum

1. an informal name for opossum

2. Austral. and NZ any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae

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holarctica RNA was probably present in the pooled possum liver sample.

Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in Ringtail Possums, Australia

Soft possum fur garments are warmer, easier to dry and much lighter to wear.

Hello possums

Possum Interactive is an Austin-based consulting firm that helps clients with mobile strategy and digital product discovery, design, development and delivery.

Possum Interactive Joins Epic Games and 9Gauge Partners on a Panel on "Building a Great Company" at the Austin Game Conference

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GTX Corp enters into agreement with Possum Ltd for distribution of SmartSole across UK and Ireland

One, the Eastern Pygmy Possum, was identified using its distribution to assist in identification.

Surveying for arboreal mammals in the Grampians National Park and adjacent reserves: Fauna Survey Group Contribution No. 28

Part realism (how an opossum lives in the world) and part fantasy (opossum rooftop disco in the city), Appleblossom the Possum is a fun read, and the illustrations are a perfect accompaniment to the lighthearted story.

Appleblossom the Possum

The infectious stage is in the possum poop, which contaminates hay or grass and is ingested by the horse.

Deer are not the only edible animals that can be found by the road

The tiny possum is already struggling to cope with habitat destruction and fragmentation, predation by feral animals and threats to its main food source, the Bogong moth.

The hot seat: climate change is pushing threatened wildlife in the great diving range to the edge

Grandma Strong raised the possum on their farm in Arkansas.

Grandma Strong's possum

Good morning, it's possum day," someone says, as if he's waking you up for breakfast, or about to take you on a nature tour.

Lou Reed

Possums in New Zealand are another example of unforeseen consequences.

Chemical warfare used to battle invasive species

POSSUM stands for Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity.