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CRAB-EATING OPOSSUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crab-eating opossum mean?
• CRAB-EATING OPOSSUM (noun)
The noun CRAB-EATING OPOSSUM has 1 sense:
1. South American opossum
Familiarity information: CRAB-EATING OPOSSUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American opossum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("crab-eating opossum" is a kind of...):
opossum; possum (nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America)
Holonyms ("crab-eating opossum" is a member of...):
Didelphis; genus Didelphis (type genus of the family Didelphidae)
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