True possums are found only in Australia and some of the islands of Oceania. They are quite different to the North American opossum. Possums live in trees hollows and logs in their natural habitat, which is bushland, wet sclerophyll forest and tall eucalypt forest, and temperate rainforest.
Dissect definition, to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like. See more.
dissection (daÉªs e kÊ É n, dÉª-) Word forms: plural dissections variable noun Researchers need a growing supply of corpses for dissection. Synonyms: analysis, examination, breakdown, research More Synonyms of dissect Synonyms: cutting up, anatomy, autopsy, dismemberment More Synonyms of dissect