I just saw an opossum.
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Opossum
//əˈpɑsəm//
Synonyms for "opossum" (273 found)
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cattalocavychamoischeetahchevrotainchimpchimpanzeechinchillachipmunkcinnamon bearcooncoon catcotton mousecotton ratcougarcowcoyotecoypudeerdeer tiger
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dingodogdonkeydormousedromedaryechidnaelandelephantelkermineeyrafallow deerferretfield mousefisherfitchflying phalangerfoumartfoxfox squirrelgazellegemsbokgenetgiraffegluttongnugnu goatgoatgoat antelopegophergrizzly bearground squirrelgroundhogguanacoguinea pighamsterhareharnessed antelopehartebeesthedgehoghippopotamushoghorsehyenahyraxibexindian buffalojackaljackassjackrabbitjaguarjaguarundijerboajerboa kangarookaamakangarookangaroo mousekangaroo ratkarakulkinkajoukit fox
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koalakodiak bearlapinlemmingleopardleopard catlionllamalynxmammalmammothmaramarmotmartenmastodonmeerkatminkmolemongoosemonk
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monkeymoosemouflonmountain goatmountain lionmountain sheepmousemousehoundmulemule deermuntjacmusk deermusk hogmusk-oxmuskratmusquashnilgainutriaocelotokapionageroontotterounceoxpack ratpainterpandapangolinpantherpeccarypeludopigpine mouseplatypuspocket gopherpocket mousepocket ratpolar bearpolar foxpolecatporcupinepouched ratpoyouprairie dogprairie wolfpronghornpumaquill pigrabbitraccoonratred deerred squirrelreindeerrhinocerosroeroe deerroebucksableservalsheepshrewshrew molesikasilver foxskunkslothsnowshoe rabbitspringboksquirrelstoatsuslikswamp rabbitswinetakintamanduatamarintapirtarpantatoutatou pebatatouaytigertiger cattimber wolftree shrewurusvirginia deervolewallabywarthogwater buffalowaterbuckweaselwharf ratwhistle-pigwhistlerwhite foxwild asswild boarwild goatwild oxwildcatwildebeestwolfwolverinewombatwood ratwoodchuckwoolly mammothyakzebrazebuzoril
Noun(1 words)
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90 translations across 56 languages.
Alawa
1 entries- gudjaɳi noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Arabic
1 entries- أُوبُسُوم noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Asturian
1 entries- zarigüeya noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Basque
1 entries- zarigueia noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Bulgarian
1 entries- опо́сум noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Catalan
2 entries- opòssum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- sariga noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Central Atlas Tamazight
1 entries- ⴰⵖⴻⵔⵙⵉⵡ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 負鼠 /负鼠 noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Czech
1 entries- vačice noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Danish
2 entries- opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- pungrotte noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Dutch
2 entries- Amerikaanse buidelrat noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Erzya
1 entries- ашопине noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Esperanto
1 entries- didelfo noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Finnish
1 entries- opossumi noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Fox
1 entries- êyênîha noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
French
3 entries- opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- rat de bois noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- sarigue noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Gagadu
1 entries- mɔɳɔ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Georgian
1 entries- ოპოსუმისებრნი noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
German
2 entries- Beutelratte noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- Opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Greek
1 entries- οπόσουμ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Hebrew
1 entries- אופוסום noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Hungarian
1 entries- oposszum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Icelandic
1 entries- pokarotta noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Ido
1 entries- didelfo noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Irish
1 entries- apasam noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Italian
2 entries- opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- sariga noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Japanese
3 entries- オポッサム noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- フクロネズミ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- 袋鼠 noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Korean
1 entries- 주머니쥐 noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Lithuanian
1 entries- oposumai noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Miami
2 entries- aayeeliiwa noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- eeyeelia noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Nanticoke
1 entries- nah!simmini noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Navajo
1 entries- biyázhí neiyéhé noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Norwegian
1 entries- pungrotte noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Nyunga
1 entries- goomal noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Occitan
1 entries- sariga noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Ojibwe
1 entries- ayaanii noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Old Tupi
2 entries- sarigûeîa noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- taîyby noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Osage
1 entries- sį́štaa noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Persian
1 entries- صاریغ noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Polish
2 entries- dydelf noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- opos noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Portuguese
4 entries- cuíca noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- gambá noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- mucura noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- opossum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Quechua
1 entries- q'ara chupa noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Romanian
2 entries- oposum noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- sarigă noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Russian
1 entries- опо́ссум noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Saramaccan
1 entries- kpátíwójo noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Spanish
4 entries- carachupa noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- chucha noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- comadreja noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- faro noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Swahili
1 entries- kifaurongo noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Swedish
1 entries- pungråtta noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Tagalog
1 entries- sarigweya noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Turkish
1 entries- keseli sıçan noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Ukrainian
1 entries- опо́сум noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Unami
1 entries- òpinkw noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Vietnamese
2 entries- thú ô-pốt noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
- ô-pốt-sâm noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Welsh
1 entries- oposwm noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Yiddish
1 entries- אָפּאָסום noun (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
Sample sentences
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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)
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