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Possum vs Cuscus - What's the difference?

possum | cuscus |

As nouns the difference between possum and cuscus

is that possum is (us) an opossum, a marsupial of the family didelphidae of the americas while cuscus is a type of marsupial from new guinea; the tree kangaroo.

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

    * * ----

    cuscus

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A type of marsupial from New Guinea; the tree kangaroo.