Home › Words › B › brushtailbrushtailbrushtail means A brushtail possum.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, brushtail ranks #6,718 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyBack-formation from brush-tailed. See brush, tail.nounA brushtail possum.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.feathertail 68% match — A species of possum, (Distoechurus pennatus). vs brushtail →brushy 65% match — Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy. vs brushtail →tait 59% match — The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus). vs brushtail →brushlet 57% match — A little brush. vs brushtail →bristlet 57% match — A diminutive bristle. vs brushtail →brumby 57% match — A wild or feral horse. vs brushtail →phalangerid 57% match — Any of the nocturnal marsupials of family Phalangeridae, which includes cuscuses and brushtail possums. vs brushtail →tuan 57% match — A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia. vs brushtail →