The roadkill was a possum.
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Possum
//ˈpɒsəm//
Synonyms for "possum" (45 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (22)
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesat location
1 entriescapable of
4 entriesderived
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 17 languages.
Barngarla
3 entries- bibara noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
- birlda noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
- wambala noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 袋貂 noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Finnish
1 entries- harvaetuhampainen noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
French
1 entries- possum noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
German
1 entries- Possum noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Hungarian
1 entries- rókakuzu noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Irish
1 entries- pasam noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Japanese
1 entries- ポッサム noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Kaurna
4 entries- mami noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
- pirlta noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
- wangku noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
- wirrapi noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Kriol
1 entries- posam noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Ngarrindjeri
1 entries- miluri noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Nukunu
1 entries- pirlta noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Polish
1 entries- dwuprzodozębowiec noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Russian
1 entries- по́ссум noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Spanish
1 entries- pósum noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Wardaman
1 entries- dilygun noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- walert noun (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
They ate possum roadkill for dinner.
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A hedgehog, a mole, an otter, a bunny and a possum look like rodents, but they're not.
Source: tatoeba (9344577)
You know Tom. Gay, furry, French speaker. Fursona is a possum. Ring a bell?
Source: tatoeba (9927730)
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