Where does “woolly mouse opossum” come from?
woolly mouse opossum (English) comes from English woolly, from Middle English wolly.
woolly mouse opossum (English): Any opossum in the subgenus Marmosa (Micoureus)
Definitions
- Any opossum in the subgenus Marmosa (Micoureus)
Ancestry of “woolly mouse opossum”, step by step
woolly mouse opossum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woolly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woolly | Made of wool; Having a thick, soft texture, as if... |
| 2 | Middle English | wolly | — |
via English mouse opossum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouse opossum | Any of the didelphids in the genera Marmosa, Thylamys, and Tlacuatzin |