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MikeyPx96 t1_j6e9oq7 wrote

Since when did they change it to opossum? When I was comin' up it was just possum. Opossum makes it sound like he's irish or something.

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BourbonandStargate t1_j6eapj9 wrote

It's either. Possum is just shortened from Opossum in North America. That's the layman explanation. Technically, Opossums are the NA variety while Possums are found in Australia and New Zealand.

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GoldenChinchilla OP t1_j6eajrq wrote

If you google it, the correct name is Opossum, we had to change it due to high demands from the Irish people

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