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Opossum vs Koala - What's the difference?

opossum | koala |

As nouns the difference between opossum and koala

is that opossum is opossum while koala is koala.

opossum

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana .

    • Synonyms

    * possum (US)

    Derived terms

    * water opossum () * opossum mouse * opossum rat () * opossum shrimp

    See also

    * ("opossum" on Wikipedia) * (Didelphidae) *

    References

    * ----

    koala

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

    • Synonyms

    * (marsupial) , koala bear, native bear (obsolete), native monkey (obsolete)

    See also

    * * Gundaroo bullock * (wikipedia) * (Phascolarctos cinereus) ----