|
Definition of Trichosurus vulpecula
1. Noun. Bushy-tailed phalanger.
Exact synonyms: Brush-tailed Phalanger
Generic synonyms: Opossum, Phalanger, Possum
Group relationships: Genus Trichosurus, Trichosurus
Generic synonyms: Opossum, Phalanger, Possum
Group relationships: Genus Trichosurus, Trichosurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichosurus Vulpecula
Literary usage of Trichosurus vulpecula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Common Opossum— Trichosurus vulpecula, Kerr. Common Ring-tailed-O.— ... Tasmanian,
or Sooty O.— Trichosurus vulpecula, var. ..."
2. An Introduction to the Mammalian Dentition by Thomas Wingate Todd (1918)
"Trichosurus vulpecula, the true Phalanger (Fig. 23), one of the so-called Australian
... Dentition of the true Phalanger (Trichosurus vulpecula, 9.222-4). ..."