murine opossum

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noun

any of several grayish, brownish, or russet opossums of the genus Marmosa, inhabiting forests of Central and South America, often having a black, masklike marking on the face.

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Also called mouse opossum.

Origin of murine opossum

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby murine opossum

muriatic acid, muricate, Muriel, Murillo, murine, murine opossum, murine typhus, Murjite, murk, murky, Murman Coast

Example sentences from the Web for murine opossum

This little animal, the smallest and most beautiful of the opossum tribe, is exceedingly numerous in the vicinity of Port Jackson.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The parts of generation of the male and female marmose resemble, by their form and their position, those of the opossum.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Meantime Jacky had killed his opossum and was now following their trail at an easy trot.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
I carried mine in my long, luxuriant hair, which I wore “bun” fashion, held in a net of opossum hair.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

They also busied themselves in making garments of various kinds from opossum skins.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

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