Definitions for opossuməˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•pos•suməˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm(n.)(pl.)-sums; -sum.
a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S.: noted for feigning death when in danger.
Category: Mammals
any marsupial of the New World family Didelphidae.
Category: Mammals
Category: Mammals
Ref: possum (def. 2). 3
Origin of opossum:
1610, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) opassom, opussum, aposoum
Princeton's WordNet
phalanger, opossum, possum(noun)
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
opossum, possum(noun)
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
opossum(noun)əˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm
a North American and Australian marsupial
Wiktionary
opossum(Noun)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.
Origin: From opassum; compare Ojibwe waabasim.
Translations for opossum
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
opossum(noun)
(also possum ) a furry animal with a long tail and a pouch for carrying its young which lives in trees; it is found especially in Australia, New Zealand and America.
- buidelrot, opossumAfrikaans
- أبوسوم: حَيَوان أمْريكي يَتماوت عندما يُقْبَض عليْهArabic
- опосумBulgarian
- marsupialPortuguese (BR)
- vačiceCzech
- das OpossumGerman
- pungrotte; opossumDanish
- οπόσουμ (μικρόσωμο μαρσιποφόρο ζώο)Greek
- zarigüeyaSpanish
- opossumEstonian
- صاریغFarsi
- opossumiFinnish
- opossumFrench
- אוֹפּוֹסוּםHebrew
- ओपोसमHindi
- oposumCroatian
- oposszumHungarian
- sejenis hewan berkantungIndonesian
- opossumItalian
- オッポサム（有袋動物）Japanese
- 주머니쥐Korean
- oposumas, sterblinė žiurkėLithuanian
- oposumsLatvian
- oposumMalay
- opossum, buidelratDutch
- pungape; pungrotteNorwegian
- oposPolish
- نوع حيوان، صاریغPersian
- يو ډول حيوانPashto
- опоссумRussian
- vačicaSlovak
- oposumSlovenian
- oposumSerbian
- opossum, pungråttaSwedish
- สัตว์คล้ายหนูมีกระเป๋าหน้าท้องThai
- keseli sıçanTurkish
- 負鼠Chinese (Trad.)
- опосумUkrainian
- ايک قسم کا جانورUrdu
- thú có túi ôpốtVietnamese
- 负鼠（尾有卷握力的小有袋动物）Chinese (Simp.)
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