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brushtail possum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip.

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Etymology

From brush + tail (originally tailed) + possum. See brushtail.

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 刷尾負鼠 /刷尾负鼠 (shuāwěi fùshǔ) — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Finnish: kettukusu — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • French: phalanger-renard — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • French: phalanger vulpin — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Gamilaraay: mudhay — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Māori: paihamu — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Polish: kitanka — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Russian: кузу́ (kuzú) — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Russian: щёткохво́ст (ščotkoxvóst) — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Russian: щёткохво́стый поссум (ščotkoxvóstyj possum) — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Russian: кистехво́стый куску́с (kistexvóstyj kuskús) — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Swedish: pungräv — Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Turkish: tilki kuskusu — Trichosurus vulpecula