FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months 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.