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Possum

//ˈpɒsəm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. US
  2. 2
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
  4. 4
    small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa Powhatan aposoumbor. English opossumder. English possum Derived from opossum by apheresis.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa Powhatan aposoumbor. English opossumder. English possum Derived from opossum by apheresis.

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