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Definitions for Opossum
[1] a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
[2] any of various animals of related genera.
[3] any thick-furred marsupial, esp Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum ), of the family Didelphidae of S North, Central, and South America, having an elongated snout and a hairless prehensile tail Sometimes (informal) shortened to: possum
[4] Also called (Austral and NZ): possum any of various similar animals, esp the phalanger, Trichosurus vulpecula, of the New Zealand bush
Words related to Opossum
wombat, koala, kangaroo, possum, wallaby, bandicoot, euro
Words nearby Opossum
opium wars, opiumism, opm, opole, oporto, opossum, opossum block, opossum shrimp, opotherapy, opp., oppenheim
Origin of Opossum
1600–10, Americanism ; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) opassom, opussum, aposoum (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa˙p- white + *-aʔθemw- dog)
Word origin for Opossum
C17: from Algonquian aposoum; related to Delaware apässum, literally: white beast