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gray short-tailed opossum

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A small opossum, Monodelphis domestica, native South American rain forests, especially in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.

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  • Finnish: päästäisopossumi — gray short-tailed opossum
  • Portuguese: catita — gray short-tailed opossum
  • Russian: домо́вый опо́ссум (domóvyj opóssum) — gray short-tailed opossum
  • Spanish: colicorto doméstico — gray short-tailed opossum