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Tag: marsupial

Definitions tagged marsupial in the street dictionary.

Manicú

Regional name used in Guárico, Venezuela, for the Southern opossum, an animal known elsewhere in the country as rabipelado or faro.

In the countryside and Andean highlands, the manicú often lives in the roofs of wattle and daub houses, causing leaks and water damage when it rains.

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Yaguare

A regional term for the opossum, also known in Venezuela as rabipelado or manicu. It is a marsupial (Didelphis marsupialis) and its meat is consumed in the states of Trujillo, Sucre, and other areas of the country.

that Yaguare meat tastes like chicken

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Faro

Local term used in the Venezuelan Andes, particularly in the state of Tachira, for the common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis). (While known as a Faro in this region, the rest of the country typically calls this animal a rabipelado).

At night that woman is like a Faro: this refers to a person who stays wide awake or is very alert, comparing them to the animal's nocturnal habits.

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