brush-tailed

Has fluffy tail

Brush-tailed describes an animal having a tail that is bushy or thick with fur, resembling a brush: brush-tailed possum, brush-tailed porcupine.

The term appears almost exclusively in the common names of certain mammals, particularly Australian marsupials.

mammals

possum

Pouch-bearing mammal

rock-wallabyAustralian marsupial scaling cliffs
porcupineBarbed defensive rodent
ringtailSmall masked procyonid

marsupial · glider · wombat · quokka · wallaby · bilby · bandicoot · numbat

anatomy

fur

Animal body hair

pelageMammal's fur collectively
peltFur-bearing animal skin
coatOuter garment or layer

fluffy · bushy · prehensile · grooming · texture · thick · tapered · distinctive · marking · stripe

habitat

arboreal

Of or in trees

nocturnalActive during darkness
AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree

forest · tree-dwelling · woodland · canopy · hollow · nest · den · burrow · rocky · outcrops

Opposites

tail morphology/texture

brush-tailedtailless

Having no rear appendage

Family

brush, tail, tailed, brushed, brushing, brushes, tails, tailing, tailless

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G