'Opossum,' O Lovely 'Possum' | 就是愛看書
BothpossumandopossumcorrectlyrefertotheVirginiaopossumfrequentlyseeninNorthAmerica.Incommonuse,possumistheusualterm;intechnicalor ...
Ranging from southern Canada all the way to northern Costa Rica, the Virginia opossum[1] (Didelphis virginiana, if we want to get technical) is the only marsupial found north of Mexico. Most English speakers who encounter the creature drop the Virginia and refer to it simply as an opossum. Except thats not quite right, because most of us call it a possum. Hmm.
The Origin of (O)possumBoth possum[2] and opossum[3] date to the early 17th century, though current evidence of opossum dates all way back to 1610, as opposed to the upstart possum, which current evidence dates only to, um, 1613. The word existed in (at least) two earlier forms—apossoun and opassom—and is from a Virginia Algonquian[4] word the exact form of which is now unknown, but that itself comes from the Algonquian *wa·p-, meaning "white," and *-aʔθemw-, meaning "dog, small animal." (A note about ...
Opossum vs. Possum—What's the Difference? | 就是愛看書
'Opossum,' O Lovely 'Possum' | 就是愛看書
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《We are marsupials》凱撒琳 978-957-506-218-7 (平裝, 36面, 20X21公分)
《Wearemarsupials》好看嗎?作者authorFelixHong由「凱撒琳」出版,ISBN:978-957-506-218-7(平裝,36面,20X21公分),以下為...