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opossum

Any of a family of marsupials (mammals that carry their young in a pouch) native to North and South America. Most opossums are tree-living, nocturnal animals, with prehensile tails that can be used as an additional limb, and hands and feet well adapted for grasping. They range from 10 cm/4 in to 50 cm/20 in in length and are insectivorous, carnivorous, or, more commonly, omnivorous. (Family Didelphidae.)

The name is also popularly applied to some of the similar-looking phalangers found in Australia.

Most true opossums are confined to Central and South America, but the American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), with yellowish-grey fur, has spread its range into North America.



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