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Bilby vs Possum - What's the difference?

bilby | possum |

As nouns the difference between bilby and possum

is that bilby is australian desert marsupial, with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit while possum is an opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.

bilby

English

Noun

(bilbies)
  • Australian desert marsupial, with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

    • Derived terms

    * eastern bilby (Macrotis lagotis sagitta) * western bilby (Macrotis lagotis lagotis) * greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) * lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura — extinct)

    Synonyms

    * dalgite * pinkie

    External links

    * (wikipedia "bilby") * (Macrotis lagotis) * (Macrotis)

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    possum

    English

    (wikipedia possum)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
  • Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.

    • Derived terms

    * play possum *

    Related terms

    * opossum

    See also

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