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noun, masculine

rat de bois

/ʁa də bwa/

noun, masculine/ʁa də bwa/plural: rats de bois

possum / opossum (namely, the Virginia opossum: Didelphis virginiana)

Un capot de rat de bois? Ça pue, ça!A possum skin coat? That stinks!

Synonyms: opossum, sarigue

Related: faire le rat de bois

Literally, “wood(land) rat”. Compare Louisiana Creole ra-d-bwa / radbwa.