Definition of possum
: opossum
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We were taken by 4WD off the main track to some of the best locations for spotting possums, wombats and marsupials that are usually too shy to surface.
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Messages were left, Scriptures were written on bags of chips, toilets were placed in driveways, and a rotting possum was left on one grill.
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From the chicken-nesting box decorating her living room wall to the possum belly farm table that's used as a kitchen island, old farm and industrial pieces fill Tiffany Marimberga's home in Strongsville.
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But people have tried to fly with everything from turkeys, to snakes, spiders and even gliding possums, which are also known as sugar gliders.
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The one after that showed a possum plodding into and through some hedges.
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For years, Clay's Corner, a North Carolina convenience store, has lowered a live-possum to ring in the New Year.
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Up from the south to the north came possums, porcupines, hummingbirds and parrots, among others.
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The center has received three raptors from the Houston area and said other wildlife refuges are taking in animals such as possums and raccoons.
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