burramys

British

/ ˈbʌrəmɪs /

noun

the very rare mountain pigmy possum, Burramys parvus , of Australia. It is about the size of a rat and restricted in habitat to very high altitudes, mainly Mt Hotham, Victoria. Until 1966 it was known only as a fossil

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