FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThey absolutely are, in that the species from America got shortened from “opossum” to “possum” (with both versions still in use), and then the similar-looking Australasian animals were given the same abbreviated name.
They absolutely are, in that the species from America got shortened from “opossum” to “possum” (with both versions still in use), and then the similar-looking Australasian animals were given the same abbreviated name.