Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very small marsupial mammal of Australia, Acrobates pygmæus; the pygmy petaurist, one of the flying-phalangers. See
Acrobates .
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The kangaroo-rat and kangaroo-mouse, the opossum-mouse, the flying opossum, and some other odd little creatures, inhabit Tasmania.
Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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