A rare pygmy possum, Burramys parvus (family Burramyidae), originally discovered as a fossil but found alive high on a mountain in south-eastern Australia in 1966.
Origin
1970s.
Definition of mountain pygmy possum in US English:
mountain pygmy possum
noun
A rare pygmy possum, Burramys parvus (family Burramyidae), originally discovered as a fossil but found alive high on a mountain in south-eastern Australia in 1966.