The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Officials said one pair had items that would aid them in carrying out thefts — as well as, strangely, wild opossums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
A national pest control company will provide opossums, rats, raccoons, and skunks from 10 cities.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
They have eclipsed the alligator as apex predator and are disrupting fragile ecosystems like the iconic Everglades National Park by preying on native species like bobcats, racoons and opossums.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2024
Motion-activated sprinklers may deter the opossums and raccoons, but the rats and mice are too small to set them off.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
This is how opossums must feel, the ones that make it across the road.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
