Definition of opossum Opossum
/owpɑˈsʌm/ - [owpasum] - o•pos•sum
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NounPlural: opossums |
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| opossum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | ||
| possum | ||
| marsupial, pouched mammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried | ||
| didelphidae, family didelphidae opossums | ||
| common opossum, didelphis marsupialis, didelphis virginiana omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America | ||
| opossum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | ||
| phalanger, possum | ||
| marsupial, pouched mammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried | ||
| family phalangeridae, phalangeridae phalangers; koalas | ||
| cuscus woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia | ||
| brush-tailed phalanger, trichosurus vulpecula bushy-tailed phalanger | ||
| flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- opossum (n.)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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opossum
A mammal being a member of the family Didelphidae.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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opossum
o-pos′um, n. a small American marsupial mammal, nocturnal, mainly arboreal, with prehensile tail: an Australian marsupial. [West Indian.]
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