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WHAT DOES PYGMY POSSUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Pygmy possum

The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped into two genera. Four of the species are endemic to Australia, with one species also co-occurring in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Pygmy possums range in length from about 5 to 12 cm, and usually weigh between 10 and 50 grams. They are nocturnal and omnivorous, living on a diet of invertebrates, fruit, seed, nectar and pollen. They are excellent climbers, due in part to their prehensile tails. Although they cannot glide like some other species of possums, some species are able to leap long distances. Conservation International and the Indonesia Institute of Science reported on the possible discovery of a new species of Cercartetus pygmy possum upon visit to the Foja Mountains in June 2007.

Definition of pygmy possum in the English dictionary

The definition of pygmy possum in the dictionary is any of various small Australasian marsupials, esp the burramys.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PYGMY POSSUM

alyssum
brush-tail possum
brush-tailed possum
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Translation of «pygmy possum» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

侏儒负鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zarigüeya pigmea
570 millions of speakers

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pygmy possum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौना Possum
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأقزام تمارض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карликовый опоссум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pigmeu gambá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগলামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opossum nain
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Translator English - Malay

Possum pygmy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwergbeutelratte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピグミーポッサム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피그미 주머니쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pygmy possum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lùn thú có túi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிக்மி பேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायजी पेटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pig mağduru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

possum pigmeo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karłowaty opos
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Translator English - Ukrainian

карликовий опосум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pitic oposum
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πυγμαίος possum
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

dwerg buidelrat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pygmé possum
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

pygmé possum
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYGMY POSSUM»

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Wildlife and Woodchips: Leadbeater's Possum : a Test Case ...
... (Acrobates pygmaeus)* Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus) Western Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus concinnus) Little Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus lepidus) Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus caudatus) Mountain Pygmy Possum ...
David Lindenmayer, 1996
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Continent of Curiosities: A Journey Through Australian ...
It is a harsh world for any small mammal, let alone a male Mountain Pygmy- possum forced to live in poor habitats away from the best sources of food — and away from the females with whom he must mate. Perhaps because they are not able ...
Danielle Clode, 2006
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... Opossums pygmées i Possum ghiro pigmei; Opossum ghiro pigmei 1025 Cercartetus caudatus Diprotodontia - e Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (ANZ); Long- tailed Pygmy Cuscus d Neuguinea-Bilchbeutler Cercartetus concinnus Diprotodontia ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Food Hoarding in Animals
A list of the food-hoarding mammals mentioned can be found in appendix I. '8.1 MARSUPIALS Pygmy Possums (Burramyidae) The mountain pygmy possum ( Burramys parvus) is the only marsupial known to store food (fig. 8. 1). This small ...
Stephen B. Vander Wall, 1990
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Life of Marsupials
An eastern pygmy possum when torpid is curled up in a tight ball with the long tail coiled on one side. The large ears are limp and folded, and the animal feels cold to the touch. The body temperature is only a few degrees above the ambient ...
C. Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, 2005
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The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National ...
Figure 5.46 Mountain pygmy-possum Burramys parvus is native to Kosciuszko and Alpine National Parks but not to Namadgi National Park. Its habitat of mountain plum-pine over rock scree is shown here. Note the tiny cones which the  ...
Deirdre Slattery, 1998
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Australian Mammal Society
From February 1982 to November 1989, a trapping and captive breeding program was undertaken to examine the life history of the vulnerable Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus), the only Australian mammal restricted to the alpine ...
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The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012
... *Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis 0 *Burramys parvus Mountain Pygmy- possum CR EN CR Cercartetus caudatus Long-tailed Pygmy-possum LC LC * Cercartetus caudatus macrurus LC *Cercartetus concinnus Western Pygmy- possum 0 LC ...
Andrew Burbidge, John Woinarski, Peter Harrison, 2014
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Marsupial Nutrition
... pygmy-possum Cercartetus caudatus, long-tailed pygmy-possum Cercartetus concinnus, western pygmy-possum Cercartetus lepidus, little pygmy-possum Cercartetus nanus, eastern pygmy-possum Family Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata, ...
Ian D. Hume, 1999
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Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management: Biology ...
Indeed, the occurrence of torpor may even be a trigger for breeding in some species such as the mountain pygmy possum (which normally lives in colder alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria). Species that undergo torpor, especially ...
Stephen Jackson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYGMY POSSUM»

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Linda Broome and the pygmy possums are among the few …
Ranging from just 5cm to 12cm in length, one species of pygmy possum wasn't discovered on Mt Kosciuszko until 2010, and it's little wonder why. The discovery ... «Australian Geographic, Jul 15»
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Imogen Anthony has a pygmy possum on her back with Kyle …
Imogen asked her beau to film the sweet encounter as the tiny creature ran around her back and down her sleeve as she looked down at the grey rodent ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Pygmy possum colony at Somersby saved after High Court refuses …
IN a major environmental win, a waste resource recovery facility proposed for Somersby has finally been quashed by the highest court in the land after nine ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
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The Princess and the Pygmy Possum - See Baby Charlotte's Gifts …
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One of Australia's smallest marsupials secures a big legal win
After a ten-year battle, the Eastern Pygmy Possum has had a big legal win in the ... impact on the local population of the pygmy possum, a threatened species. «ABC Local, May 15»
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Fit for a princess: Australia gives royal baby a wool blanket and cash …
Australia will give a blanket made of Tasmanian merino wool and a $10,000 donation to a Victorian sanctuary for the endangered mountain pygmy possum to ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Zoos Victoria unveils $30m plan to save 20 Australian species from …
... with Victoria, such as the mountain pygmy possum, the leadbeater's possum, ... the mountain pygmy possum and the helmeted honeyeater will cost $4.27m. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Western pygmy possum research gets a boost
One of these important little mammals is the little-studied western pygmy possum. A new research project is looking into the secret lives of this tiny species, ... «Australian Geographic, Mar 15»
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Pygmy possum hitches ride in SA mailbag, travels 90 kilometres to …
A pygmy possum has hitched a ride around southern Yorke Peninsula in ... "It was hard to know who got the biggest surprise — me or the possum," he said. «ABC Online, Feb 15»
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Conservation student captures pygmy possum clutching onto her …
'The pygmy possum was caught during a field trip at a site where it has been studied for 20 years to investigate how the pygmy possum population responds to ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

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