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Webster 1913 Edition


Sarigue


Sa-rigue′

,
Noun.
[F., from Braz.
çarigueia
,
çarigueira
.]
(Zool.)
A small South American opossum (
Didelphys opossum
), having four white spots on the face.

Definition 2024


sarigue

sarigue

English

Noun

sarigue (plural sarigues)

  1. A small South American opossum (Philander opossum) with four white spots on the face.

French

Etymology

From Tupi via Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁiɡ/

Noun

sarigue f (plural sarigues)

  1. opossum

Usage notes

Sarigue was historically masculine, but has been shifted to feminine in the twentieth century.