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possum <-(s)> [ˈpɒsəm, Am ˈpɑ:səm] N

possum

опо́ссум m

Usage examples with possum

to play possum (pretend to be asleep)

притворя́ться спя́щим

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English

The possum is turned loose at the end of the celebration. en.wikipedia.org

When scared, it screeches a sound similar to the screech of a possum. en.wikipedia.org

During the day, the mountain brushtail possum dens in tree hollows (or sometimes in dense ground cover) and at night emerges to forage. en.wikipedia.org

His artwork and art themes were taken from his country and included caterpillar, men's love story, possum and men's dreamings. en.wikipedia.org

Upon finding food, the mountain pygmy possum will first smell the food source before picking it up with its incisors. en.wikipedia.org

He was felling a hollow tree when he discovered the remains wrapped in a possum skin bundle hidden within the tree's trunk. en.wikipedia.org

The rock-haunting ringtail possum spends a large amount of time participating in sentinel behaviour to avoid predators. en.wikipedia.org

While the possum also marked rock ledges and trees within its home ranges, scent marking was most vigorous around den sites. en.wikipedia.org

In the cold season they wore possum-skin cloaks and elaborate feathered head-dresses. en.wikipedia.org

Other mammals such as gliding possums and flying squirrels also glide, but with much poorer efficiency than birds and can not gain height. en.wikipedia.org

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