brushtail possum

== English == === Alternative forms === brush-tailed possum === Etymology === From brush + tail (originally tailed) + possum. See brushtail. === Noun === brushtail possum (plural brushtail possums) Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip. 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 67: A brush-tailed possum wanders close, and with his rifle scope he traces its outline […] . ==== Synonyms ==== brushtail ==== Derived terms ==== northern brushtail possum ==== Translations ====