Definition of possum Possum
/pɑˈsʌm/ - [pasum] - pos•sum
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What does possum mean?
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| possum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | ||
| phalanger, opossum | ||
| 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 | ||
| possum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | ||
| opossum | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- possum (Noun)
An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. - possum (Noun)
Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- possum (n.)
An opossum.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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possum
A small to medium-sized arboreal marsupial of various species of the suborder Phalangeriformes native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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possum
pos′um, n. Same as Opossum
Wikipedia 
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A possum is a marsupial. It spends the first four months of their lives in their mother's pouch. By the time they are six months old, the young possums live outside of the pouch. They have sharp claws. They are nocturnal and they have a keen sense of smell. They eat the leafy growth of trees, insects, berries, bird's eggs and sometimes their own chicks. Possums are considered flightless because they can only jump short distances.
The first possums were brought to New Zealand in 1837 from Australia. Possums are native to Australia and are protected there.
In New Zealand, possums have no natural enemies, so possum numbers increased quickly. It is thought of as a pest in New Zealand.
The possum has done a lot of damage to the native plants, animals and birds.
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🔤- possum, noun, singular of possums.
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