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Noun: opossum rat
  1. Terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
    "The opossum rat scurried through the underbrush, searching for insects"

Derived forms: opossum rats

Type of: marsupial, pouched mammal

Part of: Caenolestes, genus Caenolestes

Encyclopedia: Opossum rat