manicou

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably from a Carib language, ? Arawakan”)

Noun

manicou (plural manicous)

A common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), of the tropical Americas

Synonyms

(Didelphis marsupialis): common opossum, black-eared opossum

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ni.ku/

Noun

manicou m (plural manicous)

manicou, common opossum

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