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submitted 2 years ago by WeightedCreepy@lemmy.world to c/opossums@lemmy.world

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's the difference between a possum and an opossum?

[–] snor10@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An O.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

No shit Sherlock!

[–] EmiliaTheHero@possumpat.io 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Most sources I've read state that Opossum refers exclusively to North American Opossums and Possum is exclusively Australian Possums.

However, this one article on Meriam-Webster.com claims that the two spellings are interchangeable

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Hmm, interesting

[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's to make them sound irish or some shit I read it in the news

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Imagine being called Derrick O' Possum