Opossum

/əˈpɑsəm/

Synonyms for "opossum" (276 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (56)

Noun(1 words)

aardvark aardwolf alpacaangora goatanimal anteater antelopeantelope chipmunkaoudad apar apearctic foxarmadillo ass aurochs badger bandicoot bar bassarisk bat

Show 35 more words

bear beaverbelgian harebettong binturong bisonblack bearblack buckblack catblack foxblack sheepblue foxbobcatbrown bearbrush deerbrush wolfbuffalobuffalo wolfburroburro deercachalotcaffre catcamel camelopardcape polecatcapybara carabao caribou carpincho catcat-a-mountaincatamount cattalo cavy chamois

Strong matches (82)

cheetah chevrotain chimp chimpanzee chinchilla chipmunkcinnamon bearcooncoon catcotton mousecotton ratcougar cow coyote coypu deerdeer tigerdingo dog donkey

Show 61 more words

dormouse dromedary echidna eland elephant elk ermine eyrafallow deerferretfield mousefisher fitchflying phalangerfoumart foxfox squirrelgazelle gemsbok genet giraffe glutton gnugnu goatgoatgoat antelopegophergrizzly bearground squirrelgroundhog guanacoguinea pighamster hareharnessed antelopehartebeest hedgehog hippopotamus hog horse hyena hyrax ibexindian buffalojackal jackass jackrabbit jaguar jaguarundi jerboajerboa kangarookaama kangarookangaroo mousekangaroo ratkarakul kinkajoukit foxkoalakodiak bearlapin

Noun(1 words)

didelphid marsupial

Related words (138)

lemming leopardleopard catlion llama lynx mammal mammoth mara marmot marten mastodon meerkat mink mole mongoose monk monkey moose mouflon

Show 114 more words

mountain goatmountain lionmountain sheepmouse mousehound mulemule deermuntjacmusk deermusk hogmusk-ox muskrat musquash nilgai nutria ocelot okapi onager oont otter ounce oxpack ratpainter panda pangolin panther peccary peludo phalanger pigpine mouseplatypuspocket gopherpocket mousepocket ratpolar bearpolar foxpolecat porcupine possumpouched ratpoyouprairie dogprairie wolfpronghorn pumaquill pigrabbit raccoon ratred deerred squirrelreindeer rhinoceros roeroe deerroebuck sable serval sheep shrewshrew molesikasilver foxskunk slothsnowshoe rabbitspringbok squirrel stoat suslikswamp rabbitswine takin tamandua tamarin tapir tarpan tatoutatou pebatatouay tigertiger cattimber wolftree shrewurusvirginia deervole wallaby warthogwater buffalowaterbuck weaselwharf ratwhistle-pig whistlerwhite foxwild asswild boarwild goatwild oxwildcat wildebeest wolf wolverine wombatwood ratwoodchuckwoolly mammothyak zebra zebu zoril

Noun(4 words)

new world marsupialphalanger possumsvirginia opossum

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

3 entries

mammal marsupialpouched mammal

More specific

4 entries

Didelphis virginianadidelphis marsupialisphilander opossumvirginia opossum

Collocations

5 entries

opossum dietopossum habitatopossum speciesopossum tailvirginia opossum

Inflections

1 entries

opossums

Derivations

3 entries

opossumhood opossumish opossumlike

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I just saw an opossum.

Source: tatoeba (1941834)

Even if a hedgehog, a mole, an otter, a rabbit or an opossum looks like a rodent, it isn't.

Source: tatoeba (1943606)

After the Opossum Lodge meetings, the members recited the men's prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess."

Source: tatoeba (4297036)

The opossum loves to collect small shiny things, like pieces of glass or metal bottle caps, to ornament its "luxurious" nest.

Source: tatoeba (8399911)

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

More for "opossum"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog